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

Job Title

Registered Nurse – ICU (MICU)

Location

Everett, WA | Acute Care (Level II Trauma Center)

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
• Chart accurately and efficiently using EPIC
• Float to telemetry units as census requires; travelers must be prepared to float between sister facilities as needed

Required Qualifications

• Active RN license; compact license must be in hand at time of submission
• Minimum 1 year of ICU experience required; first-time travelers not accepted
• Required certifications: ACLS, BLS, NIHSS
• Must commit to working 3 of 5 designated holidays (Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Eve, New Year's Day)
• Must live more than 50 miles from the facility to be eligible
• 2 professional references covering at least 1 year of experience within the last 3 years required prior to start

Preferred Experience / Skills

• Experience in a high-acuity medical ICU or Level II Trauma Center setting
• Familiarity with TTM protocols, ARDS management, and hemodynamic monitoring
• Comfort with rapid sequence intubation support and critical care procedures

Why Join Us

• Work in a dynamic, high-acuity MICU at a Level II Trauma Center with guaranteed hours (60 hours per two-week period) and facility-paid parking
• CNA support available each shift, allowing nurses to focus on complex critical care delivery