Travel Nurse RN - Med/Surg / Telemetry in Olympia, WA

Job Title

Registered Nurse – Medical Surgical / Telemetry Float

Location

Olympia, WA | Short Term Acute Care

Schedule / Job Type

Contract | Nights | 3x12-Hour Shifts | 19:00–07:30

Key Responsibilities

• Float across units to fill staffing needs, supporting a diverse patient population including ER-boarded patients, telemetry, and medical-surgical patients
• Maintain a nurse-to-patient ratio of 1:4–6 depending on unit acuity
• Perform core charge nurse duties on select smaller units, including managing staffing needs, bed flow, and general unit coordination
• Document and chart using EPIC
• Commit to working 3 of 5 designated holidays: Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Eve, and New Year's Day

Required Qualifications

• Active RN license required; compact license must be in hand at time of submission
• Minimum 1 year of RN experience in the United States (Canadian experience alone does not qualify)
• Charge nurse experience is required
• Must live at least 50 miles from the facility to be eligible as a standard traveler (locals are accepted under a separate rate structure)
• Must submit all time-off requests and scheduling preferences upfront at the time of submission — post-offer RTO requests may not be considered
• 2 professional references covering at least 1 year of experience within the last 3 years required prior to start

Preferred Experience / Skills

• Cardiac step-down experience
• Prior experience in a float pool or multi-unit environment
• Familiarity with telemetry monitoring and interpretation

Why Join Us

• Opportunity to work within a well-established 325-bed acute care facility with a dynamic, collaborative float team
• Gain broad clinical exposure across multiple units and patient populations within a single assignment