Travel Progressive Care Unit Registered Nurse - $1,918 per week
Hermitage, TN, 37076, USA
- Healthcare
- travel nurse
- registered nurse
- progressive care unit
This travel nursing position seeks a Registered Nurse for the Progressive Care Unit in Hermitage, Tennessee, requiring a minimum of 2+ years hospital bedside experience and certifications in BLS and ACLS. The role involves managing patient care with various medical equipment, performing specialized procedures, and maintaining patient communication and documentation. The assignment is a 13-week contract with a potential extension, offering 12-hour night shifts and a $750 referral bonus.
ADEX Healthcare Staffing LLC is seeking a travel nurse RN PCU - Progressive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in Hermitage, Tennessee.
Job Description & Requirements- Specialty: PCU - Progressive Care Unit
- Discipline: RN
- Start Date: 11/17/2025
- Duration: 13 weeks
- 36 hours per week
- Shift: 12 hours, nights
- Employment Type: Travel
RN Position Job Notes:
Travel or Local Registered Nurse needed for ASAP start. A minimum of 2+ years of recent hospital bedside experience is required. Candidates must be able to start within 5 weeks. Opportunity for extension upon successful completion of the initial assignment. $750 referral bonus available.
Opportunity:
RN - PCU
Job Details:
• Work 3 twelve-hour shifts per week with every other weekend requirement
• Patient ratios: 1:4 to 1:5 on days, 1:5 to 1:6 on nights
• May float between PCU units or to med-surg floors
• Work with equipment including bipaps, high flow oxygen, vapotherm, alaris pumps, cardiac drips, heparin drips, insulin drips, peritoneal dialysis, and wound vacs
• Documentation using Meditech system
• Required certifications: BLS, ACLS
• Must have critical thinking skills, EKG rhythm interpretation, cardiac drip, insulin drip and heparin drip experience
• Peripheral IV skills required with peritoneal dialysis experience preferred
• Experience needed with stroke and post cardiac cath care
• Experience with tube feedings and NG/dobhoff tubes preferred
• Perform procedures including peritoneal dialysis, thoracentesis, paracentesis, chest tube insertions, dobhoff/NG tube insertions, central line dressing changes, and troubleshooting wound vacs
• Patient experience requirements include hourly rounding on days, every 2 hour rounding on nights, AIDET communication, and maintaining communication boards
• Required uniform: Black scrubs
• Unit offers self-scheduling with 4-week schedules
Facility:
This medical center operates multiple PCU units with a total of 59 beds across two cost centers. The facility maintains a family-like culture with excellent teamwork and utilizes support staff including 3 techs on the larger unit and 2 techs on the smaller unit when fully staffed. The organization emphasizes quality patient care and has a strong reputation for traveler satisfaction, with most extending their assignments after their first experience on the PCU.
Location:
Hermitage, TN
Hermitage offers a suburban Nashville location with convenient access to Music City's attractions while providing a quieter residential setting. The area provides excellent amenities and easy access to Nashville's vibrant healthcare community, entertainment venues, and outdoor recreation opportunities along the Cumberland River.
Adex Job ID #961855. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined.
About ADEX Healthcare Staffing LLCADEX has been placing healthcare professionals across the US since 2004. Originally founded in Atlanta, GA, the company's headquarters are now located in Tampa, FL. JCAHO certified since 2009.
- Referral bonus




