Critical Care Float Pool - Travel Registered Nurse - $2060 per week.

Trusted is seeking an experienced nurse for this exciting travel nursing assignment. Trusted has streamlined the travel nursing experience by enabling nurses to apply directly to jobs without the need for recruiters. This unique approach provides more transparency, eliminates pesky calls from recruiters, and puts more money in your pocket. Join the thousands of nurses across the country who have already made the switch to a more modern way to work.

Experience:

• 12 months of experience with 3 months within the last 12 months.

• 2 years of Critical Care Float Pool experience with 1 month within the last 6 months.

• 3 months of Epic experience is preferred.

Requirements:

• Candidates must have a Washington license or compact license (required for submission).

• This role will require floating to multiple units

• COVID vaccination required after submission. Religious and medical declinations accepted.

• Anyone who worked as Staff at a facility in this program in the last 12 months cannot be submitted.

• Anyone currently working at a facility in this program cannot be submitted.

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.

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

Required Skills/Experience: 2 years of PCU experience is required for PCU/PCU ER holds. ICU skills required: Cardiac rhythm interpretation, ventilator management, invasive line management, ostomy care, general drains, and tracheostomies. PCU skills required: Cardiac rhythm interpretation, chest tubes, lumbar drains, tracheostomies, and IV medication titration (Amiodarone, Cardizem, nitro, dopamine, dobutamine, non-DKA insulin, heparin; sometimes Cardene). Med-Surg skills required: IVs, PCAs, chest tubes, drains, ostomies, and IV antibiotics. Traveler Telemetry competency required. 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.

Special Requests: Any RTO or special requests not included on your application will not be considered. No holiday requests. Time off is approved up to 5 days; requests for additional days must be emailed to NM Todd Murray. If requesting time off, the RN must be willing to add it to the end of the assignment. You can only have 1 active application for the same position (same unit & shift at the same facility). Example: if you apply for day shift, you can also apply for night shift on the same unit and facility, but you cannot apply for another day shift position on the same unit & facility.

Unit Details: ED Holding is the primary unit, with mixed diagnoses, isolation patients, and non-ambulatory patients; it is a fast-paced unit. Coverage includes COVID overflow. ICU patients include respiratory failure, GI bleeds, DKA, sepsis, complicated postoperative patients, CVAs, flap surgeries, post-arrest patients, ETOH, and IVDA. ICU higher-level therapies include Rotoprone, manual prone, hypothermia protocol, CRRT, and TPA; flap-surgery patients will not be taken. No craniotomies, major traumas, or major cardiothoracic cases are included. PCU patients include respiratory compromise, sepsis, renal failure, bleeding disorders, general medical/surgical patients, CHF, COPD, pneumonia, and general and orthopedic cases. MS Oncology includes neutropenic and postoperative patients. Med-Surg coverage includes psychiatric patients and general medical-surgical patients with postoperative, COPD, CHF, sepsis, DVT, AKI, dialysis, and COVID cases; COVID is common on this floor. MS Ortho includes total joints, postsurgical patients, and general medical overflow. MS Palliative includes general medical patients with pneumonia, sepsis, CHF, COPD, AKI, DVT, PE, occasional surgical cases, and COVID. Rehab patients include stroke, spinal cord injury, TBI, multi-trauma, post-COVID, and post-ICU cases; vents and trachs are on the unit, and patients have Med-Surg-level acuity. ED Holding assignments include ICU patients at 1:2, PCU patients at 1:4, and MS patients at 1:5; ICU and PCU nurses have a 1:5 assignment when working MS. Patient ratios vary by assignment: ICU 1:2 based on acuity; PCU and CCU 1:4 depending on acuity or whether a patient is discharging; medical and surgical 1:5; rehab uses a 1:8 team model (RN, LPN, Tech). The RN in ACLS Transport transports patients throughout the entire hospital, including all inpatient units, ED, CT, MRI, Nuc Med, PACU, Cath Lab, etc. Day-shift ACLS transports typically become busy at 0730-0800 and remain busy for the rest of the day. Equipment includes Alaris IV pumps and Pyxis medication dispensing.

Shift & Scheduling: The RN must call the RMC staffing office at least 30-45 minutes to get an assignment each shift (preferred option); the number is provided during orientation. The RN must be on time to the correct unit by 0700 or 1900. The RN cannot clock in before 0653/1853. Weekend scheduling varies depending on the needs of the unit. Schedules are provided 3 weeks at a time and received around 10 days before the schedule begins. Self-scheduling is not available. No call.

Floating Requirements: The assignment will mainly involve floating to ED Hold. The assignment mainly supports GSH 1 Dally, 2 River North and South, and Float Pool teams. Floating may occur for partial shifts. The RN will float within their scope of practice and below. When PCU nurses float to MS, the ratio will be 1:5.

5 days maximum time off

2 Manager references required from within the last 12 months

Certifications:

• BLS (Basic Life Support)

• ACLS (Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support)

• NIHSS (NIH Stroke Scale)

• Skills Checklist: Yes
• References: Yes
• License Type: registered
• License State: WA
• Certifications: Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support, Basic Life Support, NIH Stroke Scale

Job Details

• Job Type: Travel
• Nurse/Patient: 1/2
• Shift Type: Day
• Contract Date: 2026-11-16
• Expected Length: 16 weeks
• Hours per Shift: 12
• Shifts per Week: 3