Job Overview

Title: Registered Nurse Cardiac Surgery / Cardiac Tele (Pre-Surgical Clinic)
Department: Cardiovascular Surgery / Cardiology Clinic
Type: Temp-to-Hire Contract (Providence Health & Services MSP)
Schedule:

• Day Shift | Monday Friday

• 08:30 AM 5:00 PM

• No weekends | No nights | No on-call
  Start Date: 01/19/2026

We are seeking for a Cardiac Surgery Registered Nurse for a 13-week temp-to-hire assignment supporting a pre-surgical cardiac clinic. This role focuses heavily on patient education, pre-operative assessments, diagnostic review, and coordination with surgeons and schedulers. Candidates must hold an active WA RN license in hand and be comfortable working with high-acuity, anxious cardiac patients. Both local and travel candidates are accepted, with relocation/commute agreement required if outside the local range.

• Conduct comprehensive pre-surgical nurse visits for cardiac surgery patients

• Provide extensive patient education regarding surgery, expectations, and post-op recovery

• Perform and interpret 12-lead EKGs

• Review and interpret laboratory results and clinical data

• Perform MRSA swabs as part of pre-op protocols

• Coordinate care and communicate findings with surgeons and clinic schedulers

• Support discharge planning and transition-of-care education

• Manage a clinic caseload with an approximate 1:5 patient ratio

• Document all care accurately in Epic EMR

• Ensure patients are prepared, informed, and supported throughout the pre-operative process

• Active Washington RN license REQUIRED (must be in hand)

• Minimum 1 year RN experience REQUIRED

  • 2+ years inpatient or cardiac clinic experience preferred

• Epic EMR experience REQUIRED

• Willingness to convert to permanent role after 13 weeks if offered

• Reliable personal transportation required

• Ability to commute or relocate within local range if non-local

• No floating | No weekends | No on-call

• Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) or Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)

• At least 1 year experience as an inpatient RN or cardiac clinic nurse

• Preferred experience in cardiology, cardiac surgery, or telemetry settings

• Experience working with medically fragile, high-anxiety cardiac patients

• Active Washington State Registered Nurse (RN) license REQUIRED

• BLS (Basic Life Support)

• Cardiology and cardiac surgery clinic workflows

• Pre-operative patient assessment and education

• Interpretation of laboratory results

• Obtain and interpret 12-lead EKG/ECG

• MRSA swab collection

• Discharge planning and care coordination

• Patient education and counseling

• Epic documentation

• Strong communication and organizational skills

ATD Technology, LLC is a certified minority woman owned business that creates opportunities to match qualified individuals with client programs while meeting all parties' financial and technical goals. ATD is a full service provider with offerings in Contract, Permanent and Temp-to-Perm staffing solutions. We serve Fortune 1000, mid cap and small cap companies in the Commercial, Public and Government sectors.