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Travel ICU Registered Nurse (RN) – Nursing Float Pool | 12-Hour Day Shifts in Puyallup, WA

Apply now for a travel ICU Registered Nurse opportunity in Puyallup, Washington, supporting a hospital-wide nursing float pool and emergency department holding area. This 14-week travel nursing assignment is ideal for a flexible, resourceful RN who enjoys caring for medically complex patients across ICU, PCU, CCU, medical-surgical, rehabilitation, and transport settings.

Join a collaborative multidisciplinary healthcare team while delivering safe, compassionate care in a fast-paced clinical environment. Located in Puyallup, WA, this nursing job offers convenient access to the greater Puget Sound region, outdoor recreation, and scenic Pacific Northwest views.

Travel Nursing Job Details

• Position: Travel ICU Registered Nurse (RN) – Nursing Float Pool
• Location: Puyallup, Washington
• Weekly Estimated Pay: $2,130–$2,250
• Schedule: 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12-hour day shifts, typically beginning at 7:00 a.m.
• Contract Duration: 14 weeks
• Start Date: November 16, 2026
• Primary Assignment: Emergency department (ED) holding area, with floating within scope of practice
• Patient Ratios: Approximately 1:2 in ICU, 1:4 in PCU/CCU, and 1:5 in medical-surgical settings, based on acuity
• Technology: Epic EMR, Alaris infusion pumps, and Pyxis medication dispensing
• Orientation: Two days of hospital orientation and one day on the assigned unit
• Travelers: First-time travel nurses are welcome

ICU Registered Nurse Job Requirements

• Active Registered Nurse (RN) license eligible for practice in Washington
• At least 2 years of ICU nursing experience; PCU or acute care experience is also valuable for float assignments
• Current BLS and ACLS certifications
• Current NIHSS certification or competency
• Demonstrated cardiac rhythm interpretation and telemetry competency
• Strong clinical judgment and the ability to adapt to changing assignments and patient acuity
• Ability to care for isolation, non-ambulatory, medically complex, and mixed-diagnosis patients
• Excellent communication, patient education, teamwork, and time-management skills
• Willingness to float to ICU, PCU, CCU, medical-surgical, rehabilitation, and other areas within scope of practice

ICU RN Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive nursing care for critically ill, progressive-care, medical-surgical, and rehabilitation patients
• Support patients in the emergency department holding area, including patients with mixed diagnoses and varying acuity levels
• Monitor and manage patients with respiratory failure, sepsis, DKA, GI bleeding, CVA, renal failure, CHF, COPD, pneumonia, post-operative complications, and other acute conditions
• Perform cardiac rhythm interpretation, ventilator management, invasive line management, and care of tracheostomies, chest tubes, drains, and ostomies
• Administer and monitor intravenous therapies within competency, including medications such as amiodarone, diltiazem, nitroglycerin, dopamine, dobutamine, insulin, heparin, and Cardene when indicated
• Safely transport patients throughout the facility, including to imaging, procedural, critical care, and diagnostic departments, as assigned
• Collaborate with physicians, intensivists, hospitalists, respiratory therapists, technicians, and other members of the healthcare team
• Provide patient and family education, discharge support, medication administration, and accurate clinical documentation
• Remain flexible and resourceful while adapting to partial-shift floating and changing staffing needs
• Promote safe, compassionate, evidence-based care in a fast-paced clinical environment

Apply now for this ICU travel nurse opportunity in Puyallup, Washington, and join a supportive healthcare team serving the Puget Sound region.

Benefits

401K with Matching, Healthcare, Dental and Vision

Equal Opportunity

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity across our organization. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.