Travel Nurse RN - Intensive Care Unit (ICU) / Critical Care in Everett, WA

Job Title

Registered Nurse – ICU (MICU)

Location

Everett, WA | Acute Care

Schedule / Job Type

Contract | Days, 3x12-Hour Shifts (6:30 AM – 7:00 PM) | Weekends Required

Key Responsibilities

• Provide direct nursing care to medically complex, critically ill patients including those with respiratory failure, multisystem organ failure, various shock states, ARDS, DKA, CVA post-tPA, and cardiac arrest with TTM
• Manage patients requiring noninvasive or mechanical ventilation in a high-acuity, fast-paced MICU environment
• Assist with and support bedside procedures including central and arterial line placements, chest tube placement, rapid sequence intubation, paracentesis, thoracentesis, and code blue response
• Maintain standard nurse-to-patient ratio of 2:1, with potential increase to 4:1 when boarding patients awaiting inpatient transfer
• Float to telemetry units as census requires; travelers must be prepared to float to sister facilities nearby the contracted facility — refusal to float may result in termination of assignment and/or forfeiture of guaranteed hours
• Document patient care accurately using EPIC electronic health records

Required Qualifications

• Active RN license; compact license must be in hand at time of submission
• Minimum of 1 year of ICU/MICU experience required — first-time travelers not accepted
• Required certifications: ACLS, BLS, NIHSS
• Must commit to working 3 of the 5 designated holidays: Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Eve, and New Year's Day
• Must live more than 50 miles from the facility to be eligible
• Guaranteed hours: 60 hours per two-week period

Preferred Experience / Skills

• Experience caring for patients with COVID, ETOH withdrawal, and DKA in a critical care setting
• Familiarity with high-acuity procedures such as rapid sequence intubation and central/arterial line management
• Prior experience working in a Level II Trauma Center environment

Why Join Us

• Work at a Level II Trauma Center with 571 total staffed beds across campuses, offering exposure to a wide range of complex critical care cases
• Facility-paid parking provided for the duration of your assignment