Registered Nurse (RN)

About the Facility

Location: Union Gap, WA

This is a newly opened off-campus emergency department that operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

General Information

• Beds: 8-10 beds (opening on 11/3)
• Experience: 2 full years of emergency room experience (any trauma level)
• First-time traveler: Yes

Patient Types

This facility serves a diverse patient population, including:

• Neonates to geriatrics
• Approximately 25% pediatrics
• Walk-in traumas and various conditions including cardiac, neuro, GI, respiratory, and psychiatric issues

Patient Ratios

• 1:4 nurse to patient ratio
• Fast track: 1:6 team nurse (RN, NP)

Required Certifications

• BLS
• ACLS
• PALS
• Advanced NRP
• NIHSS
• TNCC

Skills Required

• Strong emergency department experience
• Excellent customer service skills
• Willingness to manage ventilators and BiPAP (training provided during onboarding)
• Knowledge of medication administration and ability to mix medications
• Experience with chest tubes and central lines
• Strong IV skills
• Will be trained to perform charge nurse duties if requested

Support on the Unit

Personnel available to assist include:

• Charge nurse
• Emergency department physician
• ER technician
• Front desk support
• EST/phlebotomy assistance for blood draws, primarily by RN
• No respiratory therapists onsite; RNs will manage ventilators
• No pharmacy staff onsite; RNs will mix medications under video conference supervision from a pharmacy representative

Charting System/Equipment

• EPIC
• Alaris
• Pyxis

Floating Policy

No floating among units is required.

Orientation

• 1-day hospital orientation
• 8-hour respiratory class
• 1 full day on the unit
• Traveler telemetry competency required to be completed and passed prior to start; graded by SimpliFi Compliance

Scheduling

• Weekend rotation: every other
• Shifts: 12-hour shifts with possible start times of:
• Days: 0700
• Mids/Eves: 1100, 1300, 1500
• Nights: 1900
• Scheduling is done on a 6-week basis
• Holiday expectations: every other or 50%
• Request Time Off (RTO): Up to 5 days can be approved

Other Information

• Scrub Color: Any color permitted
• Parking: Free on-site parking available