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Travel ICU Registered Nurse (RN) – 12-Hour Night Shift in Puyallup, WA

Join a collaborative nursing team as a Travel ICU Registered Nurse supporting a Level III trauma hospital in Puyallup, Washington. This 13-week travel nursing contract offers 12-hour night shifts, competitive weekly pay, and the opportunity to provide critical care across ICU, progressive care, medical-surgical, emergency department holding, rehabilitation, and transport settings. Enjoy a welcoming Puyallup community with convenient access to Tacoma, Seattle, and Pacific Northwest outdoor recreation.

Travel Nursing Job Details

• Weekly Estimated Pay: $2,200–$2,320
• Position: Travel ICU Registered Nurse
• Assignment Type: Travel contract
• Contract Length: Approximately 13 weeks
• Start Date: November 16, 2026
• Anticipated End Date: February 13, 2027
• Schedule: 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12-hour nights
• Healthcare Setting: Level III trauma hospital with ICU, PCU, medical-surgical, rehabilitation, and emergency department holding areas
• Scheduling: Every other weekend; no on-call requirement
• Documentation and Equipment: Epic, Alaris, and Pyxis
• Orientation: Hospital orientation, assigned-unit orientation, and additional orientation when floating to other units

Travel ICU RN Job Requirements

• Current Registered Nurse license eligible for practice in Washington
• At least 1 year of recent ICU nursing experience
• Experience caring for progressive care and medical-surgical patients is strongly preferred due to the float-pool assignment
• Current BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS certifications
• Strong cardiac rhythm interpretation and telemetry skills
• Competency with ventilator management, invasive line management, tracheostomies, chest tubes, drains, ostomies, and IV medication administration
• Ability to complete and pass a telemetry competency assessment before the assignment begins
• Excellent communication, patient education, flexibility, and clinical judgment
• Ability to float within scope of practice and adapt to changing patient-care needs

Travel ICU Registered Nurse Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive nursing care to critically ill, progressive care, medical-surgical, rehabilitation, and emergency department holding patients
• Support the emergency department holding area, expected to be the primary work area, while caring for mixed-diagnosis patients with ICU, PCU, and medical-surgical acuity
• Float among ICU, PCU, CCU, medical-surgical, rehabilitation, and other designated areas based on staffing and patient-care needs
• Care for patients with respiratory failure, sepsis, DKA, GI bleeding, renal failure, CHF, COPD, pneumonia, postoperative conditions, stroke, trauma-related injuries, and other complex diagnoses
• Monitor patients requiring telemetry, ventilator support, invasive lines, chest tubes, tracheostomies, drains, and titratable IV medications within established competencies
• Transport patients throughout the hospital, including to diagnostic and procedural departments, while maintaining safety and continuity of care
• Collaborate with physicians, intensivists, hospitalists, respiratory therapists, nursing assistants, and interdisciplinary team members
• Document accurately in Epic and follow unit, hospital, and patient-safety standards
• Provide patient and family education and contribute to a positive, supportive care environment

Apply now for this Travel ICU Registered Nurse opportunity in Puyallup, Washington, and join a high-acuity healthcare team in the Pacific Northwest.

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.