Critical Care Float Pool - Travel Registered Nurse - $2180 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 required.

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

Special Requests: Any RTO or special requests not included on your application will NOT be considered. 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 expected to be the primary unit for this assignment. ED Holding is fast-paced and includes mixed diagnoses, isolation patients, and non-ambulatory patients. ED Holding assignments include ICU patients at 1:2, PCU at 1:4, and MS at 1:5; ICU and PCU nurses have a 1:5 assignment when assigned to MS. ICU diagnoses include respiratory failure, GI bleeds, DKA, sepsis, complicated postoperative patients, CVAs, flap surgeries, post-arrest patients, ETOH, and IVDA. Higher-level therapies listed for ICU include Rotoprone, manual prone, hypothermia protocol, CRRT, TPA, and flap surgeries; these patients will not be taken. The ICU does not take craniotomies, major traumas, or major cardiothoracic patients. PCU cases include respiratory compromise, sepsis, renal failure, bleeding disorders, general medical-surgical patients, CHF, COPD, pneumonia, general, and orthopedic cases. Med-Surg assignments may include oncology patients (including neutropenic and postoperative patients), psych patients, and general medical-surgical patients with postoperative needs, COPD, CHF, sepsis, DVT, AKI, dialysis, or COVID; COVID is common on this floor. MS Ortho includes total joints, postoperative 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; ventilators and tracheostomies are on the unit, with respiratory therapy providing just-in-time training, and patients have Med-Surg-level acuity. ICU patient ratios are 1:2 based on acuity; PCU and CCU are 1:4 depending on acuity or whether a patient is discharging; Medical and Surgical are 1:5; a PCU nurse floated to MS has a 1:5 ratio; and Rehab uses a 2:8 team model (RN, LPN, Tech). Respiratory therapy, hospitalist, and intensivist support are available 24/7. ACLS transport RNs transport patients throughout the hospital, including all inpatient units, ED, CT, MRI, Nuclear Medicine, PACU, and Cath Lab. Day-shift ACLS transport RNs typically become busy at 0730-0800 and remain busy for the rest of the day. Uses Alaris IV pumps and Pyxis medication dispensing.

Floating Requirements: Floating may occur for partial shifts and will be within the clinician’s scope of practice and to lower-acuity units.

14 days maximum time off

2 Manager references required from within the last 12 months

Certifications:

• ACLS (Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support)

• NIHSS (NIH Stroke Scale)

• BLS (Basic Life Support)

• 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: 2026-11-02
• Expected Length: 13 weeks
• Hours per Shift: 12
• Shifts per Week: 3