Critical Care Float Pool - Travel Registered Nurse - $2380 per week.

Trusted Health; Acra (NY); On-site; USD 85,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Trusted Health is seeking an experienced travel nurse for an acute care assignment in New York. This program enables nurses to apply directly to jobs, reducing recruiter calls and increasing transparency and earnings.

The role requires PCU/ICU and Med-Surg experience, floating to multiple units, and a WA license or compact license for submission. COVID vaccination is required post-submission; incumbents must meet state regulations.

Qualifications

• At least 1.5 years of PCU experience is required.
• For PCU ER holds, 1 year with strong PCU experience and great references is required.
• ICU and PCU responsibilities include complex monitoring and invasive lines.

Responsibilities

• Float to ED Holding and multiple units as needed.
• Provide care for ICU, PCU, MS units with appropriate patient ratios.
• Adhere to WA licensing requirements and travel nurse protocol.
• Maintain patient safety and documentation per policy.

Skills

PCU experience

ICU experience

Med-Surg experience

ED nursing

Critical Care

ACLS

NIHSS

BLS

Tools

Epic

Alaris

Pyxis

Job description

Trusted is seeking an experienced nurse for this exciting travel nursing assignment.Trusted has streamlined the travel nursing experience by enabling nurses to apply directlyto jobs without the need for recruiters. This unique approach provides more transparency,eliminates pesky calls from recruiters, and puts more money in your pocket.Join the thousands of nurses across the country who have already made the switch to a more modern way to work.

Experience:

• 12 months of experience with 3 months within the last 12 months.
• 12 months of Critical Care Float Pool experience with 1 month within the last 6 months.
• 3 months of Epic experience is preferred.

Requirements:

• Candidates must have a Washington license or compact license (required for submission).
• This role will require floating to multiple units
• COVID vaccination required after submission. Religious and medical declinations accepted.
• Anyone who worked as Staff at a facility in this program in the last 12 months cannot be submitted.
• Anyone currently working at a facility in this program cannot be submitted.

Pre-employment modules may be required for this role. Please upload any certifications or health documents you have to your profile to expedite your on-boarding process.

Additional Details:

MultiCare includes the expected start date they prefer on their job postings. Please keep this in mind when listing your start date availability! If you can start on the day they are requesting, you are more likely to be selected for an interview or offer.

Please expect someone with a 501 (Arkansas) area code or from the facility to reach out to interview you for this position!

Required Skills/Experience:At least 1.5 years of PCU experience is required.For PCU ER holds, 1 year with strong PCU experience and great references is required.At least 1 year of Med-Surg experience is required.Required ICU skills include cardiac rhythm interpretation, vent management, invasive line management, ostomy, general drains, and trachs.Required PCU skills include cardiac rhythm interpretation, chest tubes, lumbar drains, traches, and IV med titration (amiodarone, dopamine, dobutamine, insulin, and heparin).Required Med-Surg skills include IVs, PCAs, chest tubes, drains, ostomies, and IV ABX.If you have a multistate license, you will be required to complete a 1-time 6-hour suicide prevention training according to WA state regulations.

Special Requests:Any RTO or special requests not included on your application will not be considered.Time off up to 5 days may be approved; requests for additional days require emailing NM Todd Murray.If you request time off, you must be willing to add it to the end of the assignment.You can only have 1 active application for the same position (same unit & shift at the same facility). Example: if you apply for day shift, you can also apply for night shift on the same unit and facility, but you cannot apply for another day shift position on the same unit & facility.Holiday requests are not available.

Unit Details:Patient ratios vary by unit and acuity: ICU is 1:2 based on acuity; PCU and CCU are 1:4 depending on acuity or whether a patient is discharging; medical and surgical are 1:5; and rehabilitation is 1:8 in a team model with an RN, LPN, and tech.In ED Holding, ratios are 1:2 for ICU patients, 1:4 for PCU patients, and 1:5 for MS patients.ICU patients include respiratory failure, GI bleeds, DKA, sepsis, complicated postoperative patients, CVAs, flap surgeries, post-arrest patients, ETOH, and IVDA.ICU higher-level therapies include Rotoprone, manual prone, hypothermia protocol, CRRT, and TPA; travelers will not take flap-surgery patients.The assignment excludes craniotomies, major traumas, and major cardiothoracic cases.PCU patients include respiratory compromise, sepsis, renal failure, bleeding disorders, general medical-surgical conditions, CHF, COPD, pneumonia, and general or orthopedic cases.MS Oncology includes neutropenic and postoperative patients.Psychiatric patients are also included in the Med-Surg areas.General medical-surgical patients include postoperative, COPD, CHF, sepsis, DVT, AKI, dialysis, and COVID cases.MS Ortho includes total joints, postsurgical patients, and general medical overflow.MS Palliative includes general medical patients with pneumonia, sepsis, CHF, COPD, AKI, DVT or PE; occasional surgical patients and COVID patients are also included.COVID is common on the Med-Surg floor.Neuro cases include stroke, spinal cord injury, TBI, multi-trauma, post-COVID, and post-ICU cases.The rehabilitation unit includes ventilators and tracheostomies, and respiratory therapy provides just-in-time training; patients are generally at a Med-Surg level of acuity.ED Holding is the primary unit for this assignment. It has mixed diagnoses, including isolation and non-ambulatory patients, and is fast-paced.The ACLS transport RN transports patients throughout the hospital, including all inpatient units, the ED, CT, MRI, Nuclear Medicine, PACU, and Cath Lab.After 2300, when transports slow, the ACLS RN supports ED Holds with breaks and medication administration when not transporting.RT, hospitalist, and intensivist coverage is available 24/7.Unit equipment includes Alaris and Pyxis.

Shift & Scheduling:Flexible contract hours: 48 per week may be available.Every other weekend is required; back-to-back weekends are rarely required.Self-scheduling is not available, and there is no on-call requirement.The schedule will be provided at least 1 week in advance and is made in 3-week increments for travelers.You must call the RMC staffing office at least 30-45 mins before each shift to receive your assignment; this is the preferred option.

Floating Requirements:Floating is mainly to ED Holding and supports GSH 1 Dally/2 River North and South and Float Pool teams.Float areas include MSICU, CVICU, PCU, 2R PCU Observation, CCU, medical, surgical, Flex Unit, inpatient rehabilitation, ER Holding, and COVID overflow.No specific CVICU experience is needed for this float assignment.Floating may occur for partial shifts.When ICU or PCU nurses float to MS, the ratio is 1:5.

5 days maximum time off

2 Manager references required from within the last 12 months

Certifications:

• BLS (Basic Life Support)
• ACLS (Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support)
• NIHSS (NIH Stroke Scale)

• Skills Checklist: Yes
• References: Yes
• License Type: registered
• License State: WA
• Certifications: Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support, Basic Life Support, NIH Stroke Scale

Job Details

• Job Type: Travel
• Nurse/Patient: 1/2
• Shift Type: Night
• Contract Date: 2026-11-16
• Expected Length: 13 weeks
• Hours per Shift: 12
• Shifts per Week: 3