Travel Nurse RN - ICU - Intensive Care Unit Med Surg
Tacoma, Washington
Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital

Job Overview for Healthcare Recruiters and Workers

Position Details

• Specialty: 2NW Advanced Care (ACU/CCU)
• Location: Yakima Memorial Hospital, Yakima, Washington
• Hospital System: MultiCare Health System
• Contract Length: 13 weeks

Hospital Information

• Type: Non-Profit Community Hospital
• Total Beds: 226
• Unit Beds: 20

Patient Care

• Patient Types:

  • CHF, Respiratory distress, ACS, A-fib RVR, DM
  • Blood product administration, BiPAP, CVA overflow, post-cath patients
  • Some surgical patients (vascular, abdominal, GI, etc.)
• Drips Managed: Diltiazem, Amiodarone, Lasix, Nitro, Heparin

Patient Ratios

• ICU: Typically 2:1, sometimes 1:1 depending on patient acuity
• 2NW or Tele: 4:1 during the day, 4-5:1 at night

Required Certifications

• ACLS
• BLS

Skills Required

• Experience with specified patient types
• Chest tubes, wound vacs, dressing changes, monitoring femoral arterial sheaths
• Preferred: Art line experience
• ICU experience preferred
• Impella and/or IABP experience required

Unit Support

• CNA Ratio: 1:6 for days, 1:10 for nights
• Receptionist/HUC: 0700-2300
• Charge Nurse: No assignment but oversees ICU and responds to codes
• Phlebotomy: 24/7 for peripheral lab draws
• IV/VAT Team: 0700-2300
• Hospitalist: On site 24/7
• Telemetry Monitoring Tech: 24/7
• Respiratory Therapy: 24/7
• Intensivist: On site during the day, on call from 5p-7a

Technology/Equipment

• EMR: EPIC
• IV Pumps: Hospira Plum A
• Medication Dispensing: Omnicell
• Monitors: Draeger (switching to Phillips by end of 2023)

Orientation and Scheduling

• Orientation: General Hospital NEO, 2 shifts on the unit
• Weekend Rotation: Every other weekend
• Holiday Expectations: Every other holiday
• Shift Times: 1900-0730, 0700-1930

Additional Notes

• Scrub Color: Any professional color
• Parking: Employee parking only, lot free

Additional Requirements

• Various documentation and certifications including flu documentation, criminal background check, and immunization records.