ED RN
Seattle, Washington
University of Washington Medical Center

ED RN – Night Shift (Seattle, WA)

Overview

• Role: ED RN
• Location: Seattle, Washington
• Employment type: Travel/Contract
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Start date: 11/30 or 12/14
• Shift: Night, 4x12-hour shifts, 19:00 to 07:30 (48 hours per week)
• Charting system: EPIC

Experience and Eligibility

• Years of experience required: 2 years of good general ED experience
• Prior travel experience: Not stated
• First-time travelers accepted: No
• Local candidates accepted: Yes
• Candidates with a pending license accepted: No
• Weekends: Required, unless the posted schedule says otherwise
• Holidays: Must be willing to work holidays
• Block scheduling: Not offered, unless the posting states otherwise
• Floating: Yes, within the hospital; no, to sister hospitals
• RTO restrictions: 1 week maximum
• On-call: Not applicable

Required Qualifications

• Certifications: ACLS, BCLS, PALS, TNCC
• Competency exams: Medication test/pharmacology competency exam (must score 80% in the dosage calculations category), dysrhythmia/EKG competency exam, general competency exam
• License: State license, with primary source verification
• Education: Education verification required for RNs
• Other: Unit-specific certifications and licensure requirements are listed in the unit job description, which must be reviewed when qualifying
• Evaluations: Exceptional evaluations from manager- or director-level references are sought; a performance evaluation is requested at the end of each assignment

Preferred Qualifications

• Certification: CEN

Health, Screening, and Compliance Requirements

• Background check: 7-year criminal background check, completed within 45 days of start. Driving-related offenses, including DUIs and marijuana possession as of 7/3/2025, do not require client approval.
• Other screenings: Sex offender search, Washington WATCH search, HHS/OIG, EPLS/GSA/SAM
• Drug screen: 10-panel, within 1 year of start
• Physical exam: Physician-signed health statement within 1 year of start
• Fit test: Within 12 months of start, documented with size, make/model, date, and results
• TB: Negative TB result (two PPDs or an IGRA within the 90-day window) or chest X-ray, with additional documentation if positive
• Immunizations or titers: Measles, mumps, rubella, varicella, and hepatitis B (titer plus vaccine series or declination). Tdap within 10 years of start.
• Influenza and COVID: Flu vaccination or declination documentation required; COVID vaccination or declination required for tracking
• Color blindness testing: Required, updated annually starting 5/4/2026
• Multistate license holders (not Washington): Must complete a 6-hour suicide prevention training and a demographic attestation before starting
• Washington license holders: License complaint clearance required (not required for compact licenses)
• Other: Infusion pump integration video with attestation; Pyxis agreement for return candidates with a 30-day to 1-year gap; email setup and learning modules; badge photo due before start

Assignment Details

• Unit: ED with 27 rooms, plus the ability to flex into hallway beds and the vertical care area
• Patient population: High-acuity patients, including oncology, cardiology, and transplant patients; complex medical patients, including transplant and VAD patients; a small non-trauma pediatric population; and psych/behavioral health patients
• Vertical care area: Staffed by EMS
• Facility: Magnet, teaching center, with 637 total staffed beds

Guaranteed Hours

• For low census, you may be sent off without charge or placed on call in 4-hour increments, up to one shift's worth of hours per 2-week cycle.