Travel ICU/PCU RN - $2,326 per week

BHS Workforce

  • Silverdale, WA
  • 1 day ago
  • $2,326 Per Week

Highlights

We place registered nurses and allied health professionals — including Imaging/Radiology, Respiratory Therapy, and Laboratory — in travel and contract assignments at hospitals and health systems nationwide, along with behavioral health, therapy, and per diem opportunities. We pair modern technology that surfaces the right assignments fast with real recruiters who know your name, answer the phone, and stay in your corner from your first call through your final shift.

Numbers & Facts

LocationSilverdale, WA

Description

BHS Workforce is seeking a travel nurse RN ICU - Intensive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in Silverdale, Washington.

Job Description & Requirements

  • Specialty: ICU - Intensive Care Unit
  • Discipline: RN
  • Start Date: 08/31/2026
  • Duration: 13 weeks
  • 36 hours per week
  • Shift: 12 hours, days
  • Employment Type: Travel

Job Details

  • Shift: 12-hour Days (7:00 AM – 7:30 PM)
  • Guaranteed Hours: 36 hours/week
  • Weekend Requirement: Based on unit needs (high need for Sundays)
  • Floating: Required
  • Care Setting: Acute Care
  • Division: Nursing

Licensure & Requirements

  • Washington RN License or Compact License required
  • Driver's License required at submission
  • Auto-offer based on prescreen recommendation

     

Unit Information

  • Unit: Medical ICU / PCU Float
  • Beds: 24
  • Patient Ratios:
    • ICU: 1:1 or 1:2
    • PCU: 1:3–4

Required Certifications

  • BLS
  • ACLS
  • NIHSS

Preferred Certifications

  • CRRN
  • PCCN

Experience Required

  • Minimum 2 years ICU experience

Preferred Skills

  • Swan-Ganz catheter management
  • Prismaflex CRRT
  • IABP
  • Arctic Sun therapy
  • Titration of ICU drips

Common Patient Population

  • Sepsis
  • COPD
  • COVID-19
  • Pneumonia
  • CRRT patients
  • Post-cardiac arrest (Arctic Sun)
  • Cath lab overflow
  • Post-surgical recovery
  • Post-interventional cath patients
  • Impella patients
  • Swan-Ganz catheter patients
  • IABP patients

Common Drips

  • Sedation
  • Vasoactive medications
  • Paralytics
  • All standard ICU titratable drips

Support Staff

  • Charge nurse (no patient assignment)
  • Resource nurse (may carry patients)
  • CNA ratio:
    • Days: 1:8
    • Nights: 1:10
    • May be assigned as 1:1 sitter

Hospital Support

  • Intensivist/Hospitalist: In-house 24/7
  • Pharmacist:
    • Dedicated ICU pharmacist until 11 PM
    • House pharmacy overnight
  • Respiratory Therapy: Dedicated ICU RT 24/7
  • Equipment:
    • Ventilators
    • CPAP
    • BiPAP

Telemetry

  • Off-site central monitoring
  • ICU nurses monitor rhythms and interpret their own strips

Scheduling

  • Self-scheduling every 6 weeks
  • Initial schedule fills staffing gaps
  • Holidays rotate with permanent staff
  • No call or standby requirement

Floating

  • 4th, 5th, and 6th floors
  • ED Holds
  • Medical-Surgical/Telemetry units (to avoid cancellation)

Charting

  • EMR: Epic
  • Epic experience preferred
  • Can test out of Epic if used within the past year
  • Orientation includes:
    • 8-hour Epic class (Tacoma)
    • 8-hour onboarding/education day
    • 1 precepted shift

Dress Code

  • Any professional-colored scrubs

Ideal Candidate

  • Flexible
  • Team player
  • Strong ICU background with advanced critical care skills

About BHS Workforce

BHS Workforce is a national, Joint Commission-accredited healthcare staffing company built on a simple promise: Tech-Enabled, Human Delivered. We pair modern technology that surfaces the right assignments fast with real recruiters who know your name, answer the phone, and stay in your corner from your first call through your final shift.

We place registered nurses and allied health professionals — including Imaging/Radiology, Respiratory Therapy, and Laboratory — in travel and contract assignments at hospitals and health systems nationwide, along with behavioral health, therapy, and per diem opportunities. Whether you’re after a specific city, a stronger paycheck, or a schedule that finally fits your life, our team helps you get there.

With recruiters across the country, BHS Workforce is mission-driven and people-first. We believe the clinicians who care for patients deserve to be cared for, too — with transparent pay, quick and honest communication, and a recruiter who treats you like a person, not a placement.

Benefits

  • Weekly pay
  • Vision benefits
  • Medical benefits
  • 401k retirement plan
  • Guaranteed Hours
  • License and certification reimbursement
  • Referral bonus

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