ICU RN
Port Angeles, Washington
Olympic Medical Center

ICU Reg Nurse

Location: Port Angeles, Washington Contract Length: 13 weeks Shift: Days, 0700-1930 (12 hours per day, 36 hours per week)

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Washington
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing
• Minimum of 1 year of ICU (Intensive Care Unit) experience, with ICU experience within the last year
• Current ACLS, BLS, and NIHSS certifications
• Experience with ventilator management
• Experience with vasoactive drips
• Experience with Epic

Unit Details

• 10 mixed ICU/CCU beds and 9 intermediate (stepdown) beds
• CCU nurse-to-patient ratio is 2:1; Telemetry ratio is 4:1
• No aides on night shift
• Float to the medical surgical ward when census is low (shared with other staff on a rotating basis)
• Scope: vents, temporary pacers, and acute dialysis (outsourced); arterial and CVP lines only, with no other hemodynamic monitoring; no IABPs
• Caseload is mostly medical and abdominal surgery; no neuro or cardiac surgery or plasties

Scheduling

• Travelers are generally not scheduled every weekend, usually no more than every other weekend, though this varies with unit needs and any arrangements made during the interview
• For night shift, a weekend is Friday and Saturday night; Sunday coverage is needed at times