Care Career is seeking a travel nurse RN MICU - Medical Intensive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in Tacoma, Washington.

Job Description & Requirements Specialty: MICU - Medical Intensive Care Unit Discipline: RN Start Date: 11/30/2026 Duration: 13 weeks 48 hours per week Shift: 12 hours, nights Employment Type: Travel PCU / ICU RN – Job ID: 62574760 Agency: Medical Solutions – Care Career Primary Facility: St. Joseph Medical Center, Tacoma, WA Specialty: PCU with floating to ICU Shift: Nights, 12-hour shifts – 7:00 PM to 7:00 AM Guaranteed Hours: 48 hours/week Requirements: Minimum 2 years of experience in the specialty. BLS and ACLS (AHA) required. Active license required at submission; facility is willing to wait for licensure. EPIC experience. BSN not required. Candidates must not have worked full-time, part-time or PRN at any CommonSpirit-affiliated facility, including CHI or Dignity, within the past year.

Unit Details: 82 beds total across 3 floors: 48 ICU beds 34 PCU beds ICU ratios: 1:1 or 1:2.

PCU ratio: 1:3. EPIC charting. Charge nurse available on each floor. Two nurse aides per floor. Telemetry/monitor technicians available in PCU only.

Clinical Responsibilities & Skills: ICU: Care for critically ill patients with a wide range of critical care diagnoses. Manage ventilators and ICU-level drips. IABP and CRRT experience are not required unless the nurse has that experience.

PCU: Manage Cardizem, nitroglycerin, insulin and heparin drips. No ventilators or pressors in PCU.

Floating: Primarily PCU, with floating to ICU as needed.

May also float among Region Two facilities: St. Clare Hospital – Lakewood, WA St. Elizabeth Hospital – Enumclaw, WA St. Joseph Medical Center – Tacoma, WA A rate differential applies when floated outside St. Joseph Medical Center. Unit-specific orientation provided.

Schedule & Weekend Requirements: Every other weekend.

Night-shift weekend requirement: Friday and Saturday. Holidays required; rotate with permanent staff. 12-hour night shifts, 7:00 PM–7:00 AM.

Facility Support: Intensivist/hospitalist on-site during days. Virtual ICU coverage at night. ARNP available in-house overnight for procedures. IV team available. Respiratory therapy and pharmacy available 24/7.

Orientation: Minimum 2 shifts. Up to 1 week with an educator. About Care Career Care Career brings together a portfolio of leading healthcare staffing organizations, each delivering specialized talent solutions across the industry. Wherever you want to go, We Make It Happen. With travel nursing jobs across the country, you can discover the possibilities that create the lifestyle and financial position that you have dreamed of. Care Career is a modern, transparent staffing firm creating the ultimate community of US.

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