Travel Nurse RN - PCU - Progressive Care Unit - $2,122 per week
- $12 p/hour
- Healthcare
- Full-time
- Travel Nurse
- Progressive Care Unit
- PCU RN
This role is for a Travel Nurse Registered Nurse (RN) specializing in the Progressive Care Unit (PCU), providing intermediate care including medication administration, vital sign monitoring, and bedside procedures during night shifts. The position requires 1-2 years of acute care nursing experience and certifications such as ACLS and BLS. Benefits include weekly pay, continuing education, and medical coverage for a 13-week travel assignment in Omaha, Nebraska.
This position is for a Travel Nurse Registered Nurse (RN) specializing in the Progressive Care Unit (PCU), providing close monitoring and care for patients who require intermediate care. The role involves administering medications, monitoring cardiac and vital signs via specialized equipment, and performing bedside procedures such as starting IVs and changing dressings during 12-hour night shifts. The job requires at least 1-2 years of acute care experience and certifications like ACLS and BLS, offering benefits including weekly pay, continuing education, and medical coverage.
TNAA TotalMed RN is seeking a travel nurse RN PCU - Progressive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in Omaha, Nebraska.
Job Description & Requirements- Specialty: PCU - Progressive Care Unit
- Discipline: RN
- Start Date: 11/10/2025
- Duration: 13 weeks
- 36 hours per week
- Shift: 12 hours, nights
- Employment Type: Travel
We‘re looking for Progressive Care Unit RNs for an immediate travel nurse opening in Omaha, NE. The right RN should have 1-2 years recent acute care experience. Read below for more requirements.
As a PCU Travel Nurse, you will care for patients who require close monitoring and frequent assessment, but aren‘t unstable enough to need ICU care. Progressive Care Unit RNs will utilize computer equipment to monitor cardiac and other vital information, detecting any changes and thereby enabling intervention of life-threatening or emergency situations. Close observation is necessary as many PCU patients receive a significant amount of complex medications, sometimes through an intravenous line that may need to be adjusted or titrated. The PCU RN is sometimes also called a step-down nurse, and the PCU is also known as cardiac stepdown, medical stepdown, neuro stepdown, surgical stepdown and ER holding.
As a PCU Travel Nurse, you should be prepared to perform the following tasks:
- Provide basic bedside care; stabilize critical cardiac patients.
- Change dressings, insert catheters and start IVs.
- Prepare, administer and record prescribed medication, reporting any adverse reactions to treatment.
- Monitor and adjust specialized equipment used on patients, and interpret and record electronic displays.
- Initiate corrective action whenever information from monitoring equipment shows adverse symptomatology.
Requirements*: ACLS, BLS, NIH, 2 Years
* Additional certifications may be required before beginning an assignment.
TotalMed Travel Job ID #1325181. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: Progressive Care Unit - PCU RN - Travel Nurse
About TNAA TotalMed RNTotalMed is a Top Ten, travel nursing and healthcare staffing agency with the mission of igniting purpose in healthcare. The organization staffs nurses, therapists, pharmacists, and other clinicians of all specialties in all 50 states. They offer local and travel jobs and match caregivers with the right organization to assist both facilities and patients. As an organization, they focus on putting highly-skilled staff into facilities to ensure adequate staffing for a better patient experience.
TotalMed specializes in recruiting and placing healthcare professionals in travel, PRN, and permanent positions across the country in Nursing and Allied Health. Throughout 2020, the organization filled roles at even the most short-staffed facilities during the most challenging time in healthcare. By matching the right travel healthcare professional with the right organization, TotalMed continues to offer a lifeline to facilities and their patients.
- Weekly pay
- Guaranteed Hours
- Continuing Education
- 401k retirement plan
- Sick pay
- Wellness and fitness programs
- Referral bonus
- Employee assistance programs
- Medical benefits
- Dental benefits
- Vision benefits
- Benefits start day 1
Travel Nurse, Progressive Care Unit, PCU RN, Acute Care Nurse, Cardiac Care, Patient Monitoring, IV Therapy, ACLS, BLS, Night Shift Nursing
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