Critical Care Float Pool - Travel Registered Nurse - $2390 per week.

Trusted Health; Spokane (WA); On-site; USD 83,000 - 124,000; Full time

Job summary

Trusted Health is seeking an experienced travel nurse for a Washington state assignment. The role emphasizes floating to multiple units, telemetry care, and high-acuity MedSurg and ICU tasks within a modern travel nursing model.

Applicants must hold a WA license or compact license, have Epic experience, and comply with vaccination requirements. The program prioritizes transparency and nurse autonomy in applying directly to jobs.

Qualifications

• Requires WA license or Compact license.
• Must float to multiple units as needed.
• COVID vaccination required after submission; religious and medical declinations accepted.
• Staff who worked at a facility in this program in the last 12 months cannot be submitted.
• Currently employed at a facility in this program cannot be submitted.
• Pre-employment modules may be required.

Responsibilities

• Float within scope of practice to ICU, PCU, MedSurg as needed.
• Provide care for telemetry-capable MedSurg units and progressive care.
• Monitor vital signs, administer meds, and manage complex patient needs.
• Collaborate with hospital teams to ensure patient safety and flow.
• Utilize telemetry and bedside monitoring to track patient status.

Skills

Vent management

Airway management

High-flow O2

Chest tubes

IV starts/maintenance

Wound care

Wound VACs

Drains (JP, hemovacs)

Central line management

Cardiac rhythm interpretation

Tools

Epic

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 directly to 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.
• 2 years of Critical Care Float Pool experience with 1 month within the last 6 months.
• 3 months of Epic experience is required.

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.

Additional Details:

MultiCare includes the expected start date they prefer on their job postings.

Required Skills/Experience:

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.

Required skills include vent management, airway management, high-flow O2, chest tubes, peripheral IV starts/maintenance, wound care/dressing changes, wound vacs, drains (JP, hemovacs), nephrostomy tubes, pain management, PCA, central line management, and cardiac rhythm interpretation.

Unit Details:

Medical/surgical patients include COPD, CHF, sepsis, AKI/CKD, DVT, PE, cellulitis, pancreatitis, and ETOH.

Surgical/orthopedic cases include total joints (knees/hips), GI procedures (exploratory lap, hemicolectomy, bowel resection), GU procedures (TURP, cystos, CBI), GYN procedures (total/partial hysterectomy), podiatry, and ENT.

The medical/surgical area is telemetry-capable, with a tele tech in addition to bedside monitoring.

The acute respiratory area cares for COPD, pneumonia, CHF, and other respiratory patients and uses high flow and BiPAP.

The acute respiratory area is next to the RT office and ICU for quick response to declining patients.

The ED/medical-surgical overflow area handles observation and general MedSurg patients.

The progressive care beds are inside the Critical Care Unit; travelers care only for PCU-level patients, not ICU patients.

The progressive care area includes Afib RVR and medical and surgical progressive care patients; it does not take cath lab patients, patients from major cardiac or neuro surgeries, or major trauma patients.

The intensive care area includes ventilated patients, sepsis, and respiratory failure. It has no neuro patients and no cardiac patients requiring intervention; patients needing the cath lab go to Deaconess.

Patient ratios are 1:5 in MedSurg, 1:3 in PCU, and 1:2-3 in ICU depending on acuity.

Support includes IV therapy on day shift, RT 24/7, an in-house hospitalist 24/7, and an intensivist available on days from Deaconess with a tele-ICU camera at bedside.

A charge RN may have a partial patient assignment while remaining available as a resource.

OT, PT, and SLP are available during days.

A rapid response/code team is available.

MedSurg/PCU patients have centralized telemonitoring with techs 24/7.

Common drips include heparin, amiodarone, Cardizem, nitro, pressors, and other critical drips.

ICU uses Plum Medical IV pumps and Pyxis medication dispensing.

Shift & Scheduling:

Every other weekend.

No call.

One holiday per contract.

RTO is up to 7 days.

Night shift times are listed as 1900-0730.

The schedule cycle is every 6 weeks, with the schedule released 2 weeks prior.

Floating Requirements:

The clinician will float within scope of practice and take patient assignments throughout the hospital wherever there are ICU, PCU, or MedSurg patients.

The clinician could float into the ED as a helping hand.

7 days maximum time off

2 Manager references required from within the last 12 months

Certifications:

• BLS (Basic Life Support)
• ACLS (Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support)
• TNCC (Trauma Nurse Core Course)
• NIHSS (NIH Stroke Scale)

Skills Checklist: Yes

References: Yes

License Type: registered

License State: WA

Certifications: Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support, Trauma Nurse Core Course, Basic Life Support, NIH Stroke Scale

Job Details

Job Type: Travel

Nurse/Patient: 1/2-5

Shift Type: Night

Contract Date: 2026-11-30

Expected Length: 13 weeks

Hours per Shift: 12

Shifts per Week: 3