Travel Nurse RN - ICU - Intensive Care Unit

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Care Career is seeking a travel nurse RN ICU - Intensive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in Yakima, Washington.

Job Description & Requirements\n

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• Specialty: ICU - Intensive Care Unit
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• Discipline: RN
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• Start Date: 08/23/2026
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• Duration: 13 weeks
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• 36 hours per week
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• Shift: 12 hours, nights, flexible
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• Employment Type: Travel
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• Role: ICU/Telemetry Registered Nurse
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• Contract Length: 13 Weeks
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• Shift: 12-Hour Nights
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• Hours: 7:00 PM – 7:30 AM
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• Guaranteed Hours: 36 Hours/Week
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Experience Required\n

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• Minimum 2 years of ICU/Telemetry nursing experience
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• Must have completed at least 1 prior travel assignment
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• First-time travelers are NOT accepted
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Required Certifications\n

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• BLS
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• ACLS
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Required Clinical Skills\n

Candidates must have experience with:

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• Chest tube management
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• Wound VACs
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• Dressing changes
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• Monitoring femoral arterial sheaths
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• Caring for post-cardiac catheterization patients
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• Blood product administration
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• BiPAP management
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Preferred Skills\n

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• Arterial line (A-line) management
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• Impella device experience
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• Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump (IABP) experience
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Required Medication/Drip Experience\n

Must be comfortable managing:

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• Diltiazem
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• Amiodarone
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• Lasix
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• Nitroglycerin (Nitro)
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• Heparin
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Patient PopulationCardiac\n

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• Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)
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• Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS)
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• Atrial Fibrillation with RVR
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• Post-Cath patients
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• TR Band management
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• Femoral approach catheterization patients
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• Femoral arterial sheaths (travelers monitor but do not remove them)
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Critical Care\n

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• Respiratory Distress
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• BiPAP patients
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• ICU overflow
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• Telemetry patients
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Medical/Surgical\n

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• Diabetes Mellitus
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• CVA (Stroke) overflow
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• Vascular surgery patients
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• Abdominal surgery patients
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• Gastrointestinal (GI) surgery patients
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Charting System\n

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• Epic
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Floating\n

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• Required to float to:\n
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  • ICU-level units
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  • Lower-acuity units throughout the hospital (within scope)
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Weekend Requirement\n

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• Every other weekend
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On-Call\n

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• None
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\n About Care Career\n Benefits\n

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• Referral bonus
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• Weekly pay
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• Medical benefits
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• Continuing Education
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• Dental benefits
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• Vision benefits
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