Travel Nurse RN - Emergency Room (ER) / Trauma in Silverdale, WA

Why Join Us Work in a well-resourced Emergency Department featuring a fast track area, dedicated psychiatric treatment rooms, in-house security, on-site radiology, and robust respiratory therapy support. Manage a patient assignment at a ratio of 1:3 (1:4 for low-acuity patients), including care for common diagnoses such as cardiac, stroke, sepsis, DKA, altered mental status, respiratory, abdominal pain, and mental health presentations.

Job Title

Registered Nurse – Emergency Room

Location

Silverdale, WA | Acute Care

Schedule / Job Type

Contract | Mid Shift | Onsite

Key Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care in a high-volume Emergency Department and Trauma Center seeing approximately 170–200 patients per day
• Manage a patient assignment at a ratio of 1:3 (1:4 for low-acuity patients), including care for common diagnoses such as cardiac, stroke, sepsis, DKA, altered mental status, respiratory, abdominal pain, and mental health presentations
• Perform or oversee nurse and ED Tech blood draws; interpret telemetry strips with support from monitor technicians
• Coordinate care for inpatient holds within the designated 18-bed holding area of the ED, collaborating with inpatient RNs who may float to assist
• Work within a multidisciplinary team including ED physicians, mid-level providers, charge nurses, house supervisors, ED Techs, and respiratory therapists
• Document and manage patient care using Epic EMR

Required Qualifications

• Active Washington State RN license or valid Compact RN license
• Minimum 1 year of Emergency Room experience in a larger trauma setting
• Required certifications: ACLS, BLS, TNCC, and PALS or ENPC
• Must be available to work holidays in November and December; manager may consider one of three holidays if it does not conflict with unit demands
• No floating requirements; no on-call or standby requirement
• No RTO requests will be considered during the first full week of assignment

Preferred Experience / Skills

• Experience working in a trauma center environment with high patient volumes
• Familiarity with Epic EMR
• Comfort with telemetry monitoring and strip interpretation
• Experience with triage workflows in a busy emergency department setting

Why Join Us

• Work in a well-resourced Emergency Department featuring a fast track area, dedicated psychiatric treatment rooms, in-house security, on-site radiology, and robust respiratory therapy support
• Shorter contract lengths of 6–8 weeks may be available with an expected 48 hours per week; standard 13-week contracts are also available based on department needs