Travel Nurse (RN) - PCU Float Pool

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:

MultiCare includes the expected start date they prefer on their job postings. Please keep this in mind when listing your start date availability! If you can start on the day they are requesting, you are more likely to be selected for an interview or offer.

Any RTO or special requests not included on your application will NOT be considered.

Please expect someone with a 501 (Arkansas) area code or from the facility to reach out to interview you for this position!

If you have a multistate license, you will be required to complete a 1-time 6-hour suicide prevention training according to WA state regulations

Guaranteed Hours: 36

Required:

ICU: 2 years of ICU experience

PCU/PCU ER holds: 2 years of PCU experience

MS: 2 years in acute care setting

Patient Types / Common Diagnosis:

ICU:

• 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

PCU: Respiratory compromise, Sepsis, renal failure, bleeding disorders, general medical/surgical patients, CHF, COPD, Pneumonia, General, ortho cases

MS Oncology:

• Oncology: Neutropenic, post-op
• Psych
• General Medical Surgical: post-op, COPD, CHF, Sepsis, DVT, AKI, Dialysis, COVID
• COVID is common on this floor.

MS Ortho: Total joints, post-surgical patients, general medical overflow

MS Palliative: General Medical: pneumonia, sepsis, CHF, COPD, AKI, DVT, PE, occasionally surgical, COVID

Rehab:

• Neuro: Stroke, Spinal Cord injury, TBI, Multi-Trauma, Post Covid, Post ICU
• Vents, Traches are on the unit
• Respiratory therapy works to give “just in time” training
• Med-Surg level acuity type patients

ED Holding: This will be the primary unit the traveler will be working

• Will have mixed diagnosis
• Patient Ratio: ICU Patients - 1/2, PCU - 1/4, MS - 1/5
• Will have isolation patients, non-ambulatory patients
• Is a fast-paced unit
• Traveler will need to be flexible and resourceful

Patient Ratio:

ICU: 1/2 based on acuity

PCU and CCU: 1/4 depending on acuity or if patient discharging

Medical and Surgical: 1:5

If PCU floated to MS - will have a 1/5 ratio

Rehab: 1/8 team model (RN, LPN, Tech)

Skills Required:

ICU: 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

Floating:

Could float for partial shifts

Will float within scope of practice and below

Orientation:

2 days of hospital orientation: login access, modules, etc.

1 day on assigned unit

Entitled to receive 4h of orientation to other units, when the traveler floats there

Traveler Telemetry Competency - Required

Scheduling:

Must call RMC staffing office at least 30-45 mins to get assignment each shift. (Preferred Option). Number given during orientation

Assignment also post outside the door of the House Supervisor’s office

Must be on time to the correct unit by 0700 or 1900

Cannot clock in before 0653/1853

Weekends will vary depending on the needs of the unit

Schedule provided 3 weeks at a time, received around 10 days prior to schedule beginning

No holiday requests, self scheduling, on-call

If requesting time off, must be willing to add to the end of the assignment

Dress Code: Scrubs - Any color except Camo; must look professional