Care Career is seeking a travel nurse RN Med Surg / Telemetry for a travel nursing job in Silverdale, Washington.
Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty: Med Surg / Telemetry
- Discipline: RN
- Start Date: 11/15/2026
- Duration: 13 weeks
- 36 hours per week
- Shift: 12 hours, days, nights
- Employment Type: Travel
MS/Tele RN Job Breakdown
1. Job Details
- Position: Registered Nurse (RN) – Medical-Surgical/Telemetry Float
- Shift: 12-hour day shifts
- Shift Timing: 7:00 AM – 7:30 PM
- Guaranteed Hours: 36 hours per week
- Weekend Requirement: Every other weekend, depending on unit needs
- Holiday Requirement: Yes
- BSN Required: No
- License: Washington (WA) RN license or Compact license
- License to Submit: Yes, willing to wait for license
- Required Certifications: BLS and ACLS
- Preferred Certification: NIHSS (not required)
- EMR: Epic
2. Unit Information
- Department: Medical-Surgical/Telemetry Float
- Bed Capacity: 32 beds
- Patient Ratio: 5:1; may increase to 6:1 during inpatient boarding
- Charge Nurse: Available
- Nurse Aides: Yes, typically 4–5 per shift
- Telemetry Monitoring: Yes, nurses must review telemetry strips.
- Floor Orientation: Provided; varies by unit.
3. Common Patient Diagnoses
- CHF (Congestive Heart Failure)
- COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease)
- Cellulitis
- ETOH (alcohol) withdrawal
- Kidney-related conditions
- Dementia
- CVA (stroke)
4. Clinical Skills Required
The nurse should be comfortable managing:
- Heparin drips
- Cardizem drips
- Insulin drips (excluding DKA protocols)
- Narcotics for comfort care
Ventilator experience: Not required for this unit, as vents are not used.
5. Floating Requirements
The nurse must be willing to float between:
- Medical-Surgical units
- PCU (Progressive Care Unit)
- ED boarding
- TBLs (temporary bed locations)
6. Additional Facility Information
- Scrubs: Professional colors, patterns, and styles at SMMC; navy blue at SAH.
- Hospitalist/Intensivist: Available in-house.
- IV Team: Cross-shift SWAT team available.
- Respiratory Therapy: Available 24/7.
- Pharmacy: Available 24/7.
- Close Observation: Camera monitoring is provided.
7. Cancellation Policy
- 13-week assignment: Hospital can cancel up to 4 shifts.
- Assignments shorter than 13 weeks: Hospital can cancel up to 3 shifts.
8. Important Notes
- Medical Solutions automatically deducts a 1.75% Washington state tax, according to the job notes. Confirm the exact deduction and whether it can be added back.
- Clinical offers depend on the prescreen recommendation.
- The manager must approve the start date and requested time off (RTO).
- The manager may consider shorter contracts of at least 8 weeks and offer a 48-hour weekly guarantee for shorter assignments only. This does not apply to 13-week assignments.
- The listed contract duration is 91 days, so confirm the exact number of contract weeks with the recruiter
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Benefits
- Referral bonus
- Weekly pay
- Medical benefits
- Continuing Education
- Dental benefits
- Vision benefits