Travel Nurse (RN) - Progressive Care Unit

Pre-employment modules may be required for this role. Please upload any certifications or health documents you have to your profile to expedite your on-boarding process.

Additional Details:

RTO must be listed at time of submission.

All positions at Providence Health & Services require that any and all lab items requested during onboarding be completed within 72 hours of signing a contract - no exceptions. This means candidates must be responsive and willing to go to a lab to complete health orders ASAP after signing. Failure to comply may lead to a pushed start or cancellation as assessed by the facility.

References must cover at least 1 full year of relevant experience in specialty within the past 3 years

If you have a multistate/compact nursing license, you will be required to complete a one time 6 hour suicide prevention training according to the WA state regulations.

If your traveler has worked for any Providence affiliated facility as a perm staff – they must be separated from the health system for a minimum of 3 months to qualify for a travel contract. Swedish honors compact licenses.

Call out first time traveler in note

Float required: IMCU/Tele/CDU

Patient Diagnosis:

• Adult, Geriatric, General Respiratory Failure, Cardiac, Renal, CIWA, GI
• Mixed Tele and IMCU on two floors, IMCU is on 3E and has 1:3 patient ratio, Tele is on 2E and has 1:4 patient ratio
• IMCU LEVEL RNs for this PCU ONLY

Special Procedures/Unit Details:

• MUST BE IMU Level RNs for this PCU.
• Pre/Post cardiac cath
• Bipap
• Breathing Treatments
• CPAP/BiPap
• Cardioversion / Defibrillation
• Cooling / Warming Blanket
• Obtain 12 Lead EKG
• Drains
• Epidural Pumps, Feeding Tubes, Fistula, PCA Pumps
• PICC/Central Lines, Port-A-Cath/Vascular Device Access/Care, Syringe Pumps, Triple Lumen Catheter, Wound Vac
• Amiodarone, Antiarrhythmics, Anti seizure

Skills required:

• Interpretation of dysrhythmias
• Management of dysrhythmias
• Blood product administration
• Procedural sedation administration
• Chest tubes-Emerson/Pleur-evac
• Tracheostomy management

Transportation: Clinician must have reliable transportation; travel pairs require separate vehicles.

Scheduling: Facility scheduling needs must be met; special requests (e.g., block scheduling, late starts) will not be accommodated.

BLS ACLS Must be AHA (Instructor, Provider, or RQI) or “Heart&Stroke” certification from Canadian Heart & Stroke Foundation ONLY.