Travel Nurse RN - CCU - Coronary Care - $2,580 per week Job Listing at Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle, WA (Job ID 5223041-2024-10-19)

Description

Job Details
• Specialty: CCU - JP9
• Unit: ICCU - Mixed general and cardiac CCU JP9
• # Beds: 28 (average census 18-20)
• Nurse:Patient Ratios: 1:1-2
• Experience or 'Must have' skills: Must have 3-4 years of CVICU, CCU, or cardiac specific critical care experience.
• Ok with first time travelers if have above experience

Job Requirements
• Required Certifications: BLS, ACLS, NIHSS
• Must have experience with temporary pacers - 50% of patients
• Must have experience caring for stroke patients
• Highly recommended to have experience with all of the following devices: Impella, IABP, CRRT, Prismaflex, Ventrics, ECMO, & LVADs.
• Are RNs required to titrate drips: Yes
• Common diagnoses/Types of patients: Mixed diagnosis medical & surgical ICU, Heavy Cardiothoracic surgery, post-open hearts immediate post-op and POD 1-2, valves, PA caths, ECMO VV & VA, transvenous or epicardial pacers on 50% of patients. Multisystem organ failure, resp failure, renal failure, heart failure, vascular surgery, stroke, interventional neuro & transcatheter interventional patients, head bleeds, thrombectomies, Ventrics & lumbar drains, DKA, complex GI surgeries, liver failure, sepsis.
• ECMO VV & VA (travelers can do a checklist to take these)

Schedule Information
• Shifts & Scheduling: 7a-7p, 12 hour shifts. Block scheduling is allowed when feasible, manager makes initial schedule and with the next open schedule, travelers self schedule with Kronos
• Weekend Requirements: Every other weekend. Potentially more. Days: Sat/Sun Nights: Fri/Sat
• Holiday Requirements: If holiday falls within contract and there is a need, travelers would work, perm staff have scheduled holidays

Additional Details
• ACLS, BLS, NIHSS; Region I: Primary to Virginia Mason Medical Center, but if needed, travelers will be required to float throughout Region One: St. Anne Hospital – Burien, WA; St. Francis Hospital – Federal Way, WA; Virginia Mason Medical Center – Seattle, WA - if floated will get a premium for float shift.
• Will start at St Anne's and then move to the next available orientation at VMMC.
• Cost Center: 601100
• Floating Requirements: Anywhere in house, prioritize floating to progressive care: 1:3 ratios, neuro progressive care 1:3 ratios, Med Surg 1:5 ratios
• Scrub Color/Dress Code: Royal Blue, white or grey as secondary colors
• Unit/Department specific orientation: 2 shifts on the unit. (1 week Cerner prior, HGO restrains and IV pump. Policy check off, 1 day to do online learning modules at home)