American Traveler is hiring a Med/Surg Float RN for a Magnet teaching hospital float pool, requiring 2 years of experience with Level II trauma exposure and a WA or compact RN license. This role comes through American Traveler, a staffing partner, so ask which facility you would land in.
Posted Sep 19
Shift and hours
Rotating · 12-hour shifts · Day (7:00-19:30) or Night (19:00-7:30) shift options · 3x12 hour shifts Shift: Rotating, 3x12hrs 3x12 hour Day (7:00-19:30) or Night (19:00-7:30) shift options36 hours a week
Unit and setting
Acute Care Float Pool · Hospital Unit covers medical, surgical, medical tele, surgical tele, infusion, ortho, and neurosurgery patient populations
License
RN license Active WA or compact RN license requiredWA or compact RN license
Term
13 weeks · starts Oct 12, 2026 · Travel
Do you qualify?
License
WA or compact RN licenseActive WA or compact RN license requiredCheck your license
Certification
BLS certificationBLS certification required
Experience
2 years of RN experienceMinimum 2 years of RN experience required
Experience
Level II trauma experienceLevel II trauma experience required
Also asks
Completion of Compliance Relias EKG tele testCompletion of Compliance Relias EKG tele test required
skills in respiratory management, IV therapy/phlebotomy, central/peripheral line care, cardiac monitoring/dysrhythmia management, and wound care
Also asks
Two professional references, preferably supervisoryTwo professional references required, preferably supervisory
Also asks
COVID vaccination and boosterCOVID vaccination and booster required with no exceptions
Also asks
18-month separation for prior UW Medical Center staffPrior UW Medical Center staff must have an 18-month separation before returning as a travel candidate
Preferred
Certification
ACLS, CPI, and NIHSS certificationsACLS, CPI, and NIHSS certifications preferred
Experience
experience with cardiac drips, insulin protocols, and post cardiac cath careExperience with cardiac drips, insulin protocols, and post cardiac cath care preferred
What it pays
Against similar roles
In range for Washington travel rolesWashington travel postings that state pay run $1,870/week to $2,780/week, the middle half $2,090/week to $2,560/week, across 98 postings.
Benefits
BenefitsScrubs provided for OR personnelScrubs may be any color, with scrubs provided for OR personnel
The role and schedule
Charting
EpicUses Epic charting system
Patients
medical, surgical, medical tele, surgical tele, infusion, ortho, and neurosurgery patient populationsUnit covers medical, surgical, medical tele, surgical tele, infusion, ortho, and neurosurgery patient populations
Floating
floating required within the hospital, within scope of practiceFloating required within the hospital, within scope of practice
Day to day
provide direct patient care across med/surg and telemetry populations including CVA, renal, and substance withdrawalProvide direct patient care across a variety of med/surg and telemetry populations, including CVA, renal, and substance withdrawal cases
Day to day
interpreting and managing dysrhythmias and responding to rapid response/code team activationsResponsible for interpreting and managing dysrhythmias and responding to rapid response/code team activations
Hours stated
3x12 hour Day (7:00-19:30) or Night (19:00-7:30) shift options
Weekends
every other weekend requiredEvery other weekend required
On call
no on-call requirementsNo on-call requirements
Start
Oct 12, 2026Start Date: Oct 12, 2026
Travel
No floating to sister hospitalsNo floating to sister hospitals
Details
Scrubs may be any color
Details
RTO cannot be requested during first 2 weeks, maximum 1 week allowedRTO should be kept to a minimum and cannot be requested during the first 2 weeks of the assignment, with a maximum of 1 week allowed
Details
Local candidates accepted at same rate with no mileage radius restrictionLocal candidates accepted at the same rate with no mileage radius restriction
Support on this unit
Nurse to patient
1:3–1:5<li>Patient ratios range from 1:3 to 1:5</li> <li>3x12 hour Day (7:00-19:30) or Night (19:00-7:30) shift options</li> <li>Every other weekend requirestated in this posting
American Traveler is hiring a Med/Surg Float RN for a Magnet teaching hospital float pool, requiring 2 years of experience with Level II trauma exposure and a WA or compact RN license.
Details
Acute Care Float Pool position within a Level 4 trauma, Magnet-designated teaching hospital
Unit covers medical, surgical, medical tele, surgical tele, infusion, ortho, and neurosurgery patient populations
Patient ratios range from 1:3 to 1:5
3x12 hour Day (7:00-19:30) or Night (19:00-7:30) shift options
Every other weekend required
No on-call requirements
Floating required within the hospital, within scope of practice
No floating to sister hospitals
Uses Epic charting system
Requirements
Active WA or compact RN license required
BLS certification required
ACLS, CPI, and NIHSS certifications preferred
Completion of Compliance Relias EKG tele test required
Minimum 2 years of RN experience required
Level II trauma experience required
Epic charting experience required
Skills needed include respiratory management (BiPAP/CPAP, chest tubes, tracheostomy care), IV therapy/phlebotomy, central and peripheral line care, cardiac monitoring and dysrhythmia management, and wound care
Experience with cardiac drips, insulin protocols, and post cardiac cath care preferred
Two professional references required, preferably supervisory
Additional Information
Provide direct patient care across a variety of med/surg and telemetry populations, including CVA, renal, and substance withdrawal cases
Responsible for interpreting and managing dysrhythmias and responding to rapid response/code team activations
Scrubs may be any color, with scrubs provided for OR personnel
COVID vaccination and booster required with no exceptions
First-time travelers may be considered pending manager screening
Prior UW Medical Center staff must have an 18-month separation before returning as a travel candidate
RTO should be kept to a minimum and cannot be requested during the first 2 weeks of the assignment, with a maximum of 1 week allowed
Local candidates accepted at the same rate with no mileage radius restriction
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West Seattle is the named small-town-in-the-city pick: three commercial junctions along California Avenue Southwest, Alki Beach, a Sunday farmers market, bars, and a movie theater, plus 10–30 minute downtown drives. Shoreline, its own city just north of the line and now on light rail, buys three-bed/two-bath houses with yards and garages and a 20–25 minute rail ride downtown—more space than a Seattle condo at the same budget.
Columbia City (craftsman homes, food, light rail), Ballard (restaurants, long-term Seattle character), Belltown and South Lake Union (condos, nightlife) are the in-city young-professional patterns; Wilburton and West Bellevue plus Grass Lawn in Redmond are the Eastside family/tech bases. Kent, Renton, and Lynnwood are the lower-cost suburbs Reddit names, with the blunt caveat that traffic will suck.
Getting around+Sources map downtown and Eastside access, not hospital parking: Sounder from Kent Station is just under 30 minutes to King Street Station, then light rail deeper into the city, with I-5 and SR 167 HOT lanes for drivers. Issaquah is about 30 minutes via I-90 HOV, with downtown Issaquah train parking that includes EV chargers and bike lockers; SeaTac’s Angle Lake station plus RapidRide (every 10 minutes at peak, 15 off-peak) runs 35 minutes to an hour; Mercer Island express buses can reach Seattle in 20 minutes. West Seattle is 10 minutes off-peak and 30-plus in rush hour over the repaired West Seattle Bridge; Shoreline light rail is 20–25 minutes downtown. By 2025 the north line added Shoreline, Mountlake Terrace, and Lynnwood stops and Eastside rail served Bellevue–Redmond Technology Center, with I-90 and downtown Redmond extensions expected that year and Federal Way around 2026—yet rush hour can start near 1:30 p.m., a mapped hop can become an hour, and West Seattle to Redmond can take 1.5 hours (Capitol Hill about 45 minutes by car).
Sources map downtown and Eastside access, not hospital parking: Sounder from Kent Station is just under 30 minutes to King Street Station, then light rail deeper into the city, with I-5 and SR 167 HOT lanes for drivers. Issaquah is about 30 minutes via I-90 HOV, with downtown Issaquah train parking that includes EV chargers and bike lockers; SeaTac’s Angle Lake station plus RapidRide (every 10 minutes at peak, 15 off-peak) runs 35 minutes to an hour; Mercer Island express buses can reach Seattle in 20 minutes.
West Seattle is 10 minutes off-peak and 30-plus in rush hour over the repaired West Seattle Bridge; Shoreline light rail is 20–25 minutes downtown. By 2025 the north line added Shoreline, Mountlake Terrace, and Lynnwood stops and Eastside rail served Bellevue–Redmond Technology Center, with I-90 and downtown Redmond extensions expected that year and Federal Way around 2026—yet rush hour can start near 1:30 p.m., a mapped hop can become an hour, and West Seattle to Redmond can take 1.5 hours (Capitol Hill about 45 minutes by car).
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In-city hiking includes Discovery Park’s North Beach Trail beside a lighthouse, Carkeek Park’s Pipers Creek Trail to Puget Sound views, Seward Park’s Sqebeqsed Trail on Lake Washington, Union Bay Natural Area’s Yesler Swamp, and the 230-acre Washington Park Arboretum. The Burke-Gilman Trail is a nearly 20-mile car-free run from Golden Gardens through Ballard, Fremont, and the University District to Kenmore; Alki Beach and Golden Gardens are the swim-and-sunset parks.
Kayak or SUP from Agua Verde Paddle Club and the Center for Wooden Boats on Lake Union, Green Lake Boathouse, Seattle Paddle near Seward Park, or Alki and Ballard kayak shops. Weekends go to the Issaquah Alps, Mount Si, Twin Falls, and Rattlesnake Ledge, or a two- to three-hour drive to Mount Rainier, Olympic, and North Cascades—plus Bainbridge, Kitsap, and Whidbey by ferry.
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