TotalMed RN is seeking a travel nurse RN ICU - Intensive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in Puyallup, Washington.
Unit: ICU Nursing Float Pool - will work ED hold, PCU and TELE/MS as needed.
Clinical Interviews
Experience Required: 2 years recent ICU experience - just floating to ICU does NOT count towards ICU exp. - must be in an ICU unit. EPIC IS REQUIRED! Travel is preferred.
-Unit manager needs to approve first time traveler.
Certs Required: BLS, ACLS, NIHSS
Skills Required: Cardiac rhythm interpretation, Vent management, invasive line management, ostomy, general drains, trachs. PCU-Cardiac rhythm interpretation, Chest tubes, lumbar drains, traches, IV med titration (Amiodarone, dopamine, dobutamine, insulin, heparin)
Med-Surg: IVs, PCAs, Chest Tubes, drains, ostomies, IV ABX
All clinicians must also have good communication and patient teaching/education skills. Will work mostly in ED Holding and float to PCU -limited ICU here.
RN:
ICU-1:2 based on acuity
PCU & CCU - 1:4 depending on acuity or if patient discharging
Medical & Surgical - 1:5 (If PCU floated to MS-will have a 1:5 ratio)
Rehab-1:8 team model (RN, LPN, Tech)
Patient Types:
·ICU: 14 beds
·Respiratory Failure, GI Bleeds, DKA, Sepsis, Complicated Post-operative Patients, CVA’s, Flap surgeries, Post-Arrest, ETOH, IVDA
·Higher Level Therapies: Rotoprone, Manual Prone, Hypothermia Protocol, CRRT, TPA, Flap Surgeries (will not take these patients)
·No craniotomies, major traumas, or major cardiothoracic
·ED Holding
·This will be the primary unit the traveler will be working (per NM 1/21/2025)
·Will have mixed diagnosis
·ICU patients 1:2; PCU 1:4; MS 1:5
·ICU & PCU nurses will have a 1:5 assignment if MS
·Will have isolation patients, non-ambulatory patients
·Is a fast-paced unit
·Traveler will need to be flexible and resourceful
TotalMed is a Top Ten, travel nursing and healthcare staffing agency with the mission of igniting purpose in healthcare. The organization staffs nurses, therapists, pharmacists, and other clinicians of all specialties in all 50 states. They offer local and travel jobs and match caregivers with the right organization to assist both facilities and patients. As an organization, they focus on putting highly-skilled staff into facilities to ensure adequate staffing for a better patient experience.
TotalMed specializes in recruiting and placing healthcare professionals in travel, PRN, and permanent positions across the country in Nursing and Allied Health. Throughout 2020, the organization filled roles at even the most short-staffed facilities during the most challenging time in healthcare. By matching the right travel healthcare professional with the right organization, TotalMed continues to offer a lifeline to facilities and their patients.
| Location | Puyallup, WA |
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