Resource Transport Nurse

Join a team that shares your calling

At MultiCare, you’re more than just a job title - you’re part of a team built on trust that cares for each other, our patients and our communities. Belonging here means living our mission and values every day. If your purpose and passions align with ours, you’ll find a place to grow, do meaningful work and build a career you love in a community that feels like home.

FTE: Per Diem, Shift: variable, Schedule: variable

Position Summary

The Resource Transport Nurse uses their advanced skills and training to assess, monitor and perform a variety of intervening procedures for patients during intra-facility transports as directed by the physician. You will make safety the paramount priority and use your exceptional communication, documention and reporting skills to support all inpatient departments throughout the hospital that care for the adult population, as well as inpatients holding in the Emergency Department. It’s an exciting time to be a nurse at MultiCare. We are on a journey to become a best-in-class nursing organization. Together, we are creating an environment where nurses are owners in the clinical decision-making process, are well connected, have open communication with their colleagues, feel supported to develop professionally, and understand the future of nursing at MultiCare.

Responsibilities

Provides cardiac monitoring and interpretation of normal, expected abnormal, and abnormal Responds to expected or unexpected changes in patient rhythm with appropriate assessment, intervention, and notification Identifies and responds to patient condition deterioration with appropriate assessment, intervention, and notification Acts as a resource to patient care providers for clinical decisions and the provision of direct patient care. Communicates and collaborates, as appropriate, with physicians and other clinical disciplines in making decisions regarding each patient's care needs. Establishes and maintains professional relationships with patient care providers, management, and physicians. Provides direct nursing care and assistance in special procedures such as establishment of patient airway, procedural sedation, lumbar punctures, thoracentesis, central line insertion, chest tube insertion, and vascular access. Requirements

Current Registered Nurse (RN) license in Washington State or Multistate License endorsement (MLS) Bachelor’s degree in nursing (BSN) preferred Two (2) years of PCU, High Acuity Telemetry or ICU experience Current BLS Certification ACLS required Procedural Sedation Certification preferred NIHSS Certification Stroke and Trauma continuing education

About Good Samaritan Hospital

MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital is a 388-bed acute-care hub serving Puyallup and East Pierce County. As the area’s only hospital, it features a Family Birth Center, Level III Trauma and Neonatal ICUs, Level I Trauma Rehabilitation Center, Children’s Therapy Unit and a 24-hour Emergency Department. Innovative facilities like the LEED Gold-certified Dally Tower and Pulse Heart Institute make Good Samaritan a dynamic workplace for clinicians eager to advance their careers in a state-of-the-art environment.

About the Puyallup Community

Nestled at the foot of Mount Rainier along the Puyallup River, Puyallup offers a welcoming small-town feel just 10 miles from Tacoma and 35 miles from Seattle. Residents enjoy unique dining, an antique-filled downtown, excellent schools and abundant parks and recreation - all while being close to big-city opportunities.

Why MultiCare?

Rooted in the local community

Partnering with patients, families and neighbors across the Pacific Northwest for more than 140 years.

Growth and education

Competitive tuition assistance, award-winning residencies, fellowships and career development to invest in you.

Well-being and support

Generous PTO, Code Lavender and Employee Assistance Programs to help you maintain balance and feel cared in your work and life.

Living our values

Respect, integrity, kindness and collaboration guide how we care for patients, communities and each other.

Belonging for all

Resource Groups and outreach programs help ensure every team member feels safe, seen, heard and valued.

Pacific Northwest lifestyle

Work and live where natural beauty, adventure and strong community connections are part of everyday life.

Pay and Benefit Expectations

We provide a comprehensive benefits package, including competitive salary, medical, dental and retirement benefits and paid time off. As required by various pay transparency laws, we share a competitive range of compensation for candidates hired into each position. The pay scale is $60.15 - $102.83 USD. However, pay is influenced by factors specific to applicants, including but not limited to: skill set, level of experience, and certification(s) and/or education. If this position is associated with a union contract, pay will be reflective of the appropriate step on the pay scale to which the applicant’s years of experience align.

Associated benefit information can be viewed here.