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Travel ICU Registered Nurse (RN) – ACU/CCU Contract in Yakima, WA

Join a 13-week travel nursing contract as an ICU Registered Nurse in Yakima, Washington, providing expert adult critical care on night shifts. Bring your acute care and critical care experience to a supportive clinical team while caring for complex patients in a 226-bed community hospital. Yakima offers a welcoming community in the scenic Yakima Valley, with access to outdoor recreation, local wineries, and the beauty of central Washington.

Travel Nursing Job Details

• Weekly Estimated Pay: $2,200–$2,320
• Location: Yakima, WA
• Registered Nurse Specialty: ICU, ACU, and CCU
• Healthcare Setting: Acute and critical care units within a 226-bed community hospital
• Start Date: November 16, 2026
• Contract Duration: 13 weeks, ending February 13, 2027
• Nursing Schedule: 12-hour night shifts, typically 7:00 p.m.–7:30 a.m.
• Hours: 36 hours per week, typically three shifts per week
• Weekend Rotation: Every other weekend
• On-Call: Not required
• Uniform: Any professional scrub color

ICU Travel Nurse Requirements

• Minimum of 2 years of recent ICU, ACU, or CCU Registered Nurse experience
• Completion of at least one prior travel nursing assignment
• Active Registered Nurse license eligible for practice in Washington
• Current BLS and ACLS certifications
• Experience caring for patients with neuro/spine conditions, hemodynamic instability, pressors, DKA, and respiratory support needs
• Competency with chest tubes, wound vacs, dressing changes, femoral arterial sheaths, arterial lines, BiPAP, and high-flow oxygen
• Experience with post-TCAR and femoral endarterectomy patients
• Impella and/or intra-aortic balloon pump experience preferred
• EPIC experience preferred

ICU Registered Nurse Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive nursing care to acute and critically ill adult patients on a typical 2:1 assignment, with occasional 1:1 assignments based on acuity
• Monitor and manage patients receiving pressors, BiPAP, high-flow oxygen, and other advanced therapies
• Assess patients at risk for clinical deterioration and promptly escalate care, including anticipated transitions to ICU-level support
• Care for patients with neuro/spine diagnoses, DKA, post-TCAR procedures, femoral endarterectomies, and other complex conditions
• Perform and document assessments, medication administration, interventions, and ongoing evaluation of patient response
• Manage chest tubes, wound vacs, dressing changes, arterial lines, and femoral arterial sheaths within scope and demonstrated competency
• Collaborate with providers and interdisciplinary team members to support safe, evidence-based patient care
• Float to ICU-level or lower-acuity units throughout the hospital as needed

Apply now for this ICU travel nursing opportunity in Yakima, Washington, and bring your critical care expertise to a rewarding healthcare assignment.

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.