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

Registered Nurse (RN) | Intensive Care Unit (ICU) / Critical Care
Location: Burien, WA
Agency: Concentric Healthcare Staffing
Pay: Competitive weekly pay (inquire for details)
Contract Duration: 13 Weeks
Start Date: ASAP

About the Position

Job Title

Registered Nurse – ICU

Location

Burien, WA | Acute Care

Schedule / Job Type

Contract | 12-Hour Night Shifts | Onsite | Every other weekend required | Holidays rotate with permanent staff

Key Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care in a 10-bed ICU managing complex diagnoses including COVID, respiratory failure, cardiac arrest, sepsis, and DKA
• Titrate drips including sedation agents (propofol, versed, fentanyl, precedex), vasopressors (levophed, epinephrine, vasopressin, dopamine, dobutamine), diuretics, insulin, and amiodarone
• Manage ventilated patients and assist with cath lab recovery and therapeutic hypothermia protocols
• Read and interpret telemetry strips independently alongside remote monitor technicians
• Float to PCU and med-surg units within the region as needed; float to regional facilities may be required
• Collaborate with intensivists, hospitalists, charge nurses, and respiratory therapy available on unit

Required Qualifications

• Active RN license eligible to practice in Washington State
• BLS certification required
• ACLS certification required
• NIHSS certification required
• Demonstrated experience managing ventilated patients, cath lab recovery, and therapeutic hypothermia
• Experience titrating vasoactive and sedation drips in an ICU setting

Preferred Experience / Skills

• Prior travel nursing experience in an ICU environment
• Familiarity with PCU-level care and ability to flex between acuity levels
• Experience with vents, CPAP/BiPAP, and high-flow oxygen delivery systems

Why Join Us

• Work in a well-supported ICU environment with respiratory therapy available 24/7, intensivist coverage, and charge nurse presence around the clock
• No on-call or standby requirements, with centralized scheduling and no set scrub color policy