Critical Care Float RN
Seattle, Washington
Harborview Medical Center

Critical Care Float

Job Overview

• Travel/contract RN role in Seattle, Washington
• Start date: 8/31
• Contract length: 20 weeks
• Day shift, 3x12 hours, 7:00–19:30
• Weekend requirement: every other weekend
• Floats to all critical care units
• First-timers are not accepted
• Locals are accepted
• On-call is not required
• Block scheduling is not available

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Washington
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• One completed travel assignment
• 3 years of critical care experience
• ICU - Intensive Care Unit (3 years of experience)
• ICU - Intensive Care Unit experience within the last year
• Critical Care Float experience
• Trauma experience
• BLS issued by American Heart Association
• ACLS issued by American Heart Association
• NIHSS
• Proficiency in telemetry interpretation and management of dysrhythmias
• Academic or teaching facility experience
• Ventilator management experience
• IV start experience
• Conscious sedation experience
• Experience with Epic

Required Skills

• Ventilator management
• IV start
• Telemetry
• Conscious sedation

Preferred Qualifications

• TNCC
• ICP
• PA lines

Schedule Notes

• Must work 2 of the 3 holidays
• RTO must be submitted before facility submission
• Additional RTO will not be granted after an offer is made
• References must be from a direct supervisor, not a charge RN

Screening / Testing

• Telemetry competency testing is required
• Pass/fail testing is required during orientation
• Medication/pharmacology competency exam is required
• Color blind testing is required
• Competency exam is required
• Dysrhythmia/EKG competency exam is required
• Conscious sedation competency exam is required for candidates working GI Lab/Endo and may be required for some ambulatory care sub-specialties

Compliance / Health Requirements

• Mask fit test within 12 months of start
• Tdap within 10 years of start
• TB testing within 90 days of start
• Annual TB questionnaire required
• Flu vaccine or declination required during flu season
• COVID vaccination or declination required for tracking
• Measles, mumps, rubella, varicella, and hepatitis B immunity documentation or declination required
• Drug screen required for Aya candidates
• Physical exam is not required by the facility

Additional Notes

• Epic charting
• Any solid color scrubs; light blue scrubs are also provided on unit
• Onsite parking is available for a fee