Travel Cardiac Telemetry PCU RN - $1,930 per week

American Traveler is seeking a travel nurse RN Cardiac PCU - Progressive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in High Point, North Carolina.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Cardiac PCU - Progressive Care Unit
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 09/28/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, nights
• Employment Type: Travel

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Sep 28, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring a Night Shift RN for a Progressive Care Unit position requiring cardiac telemetry experience and NC or compact RN licensure.

Details

• Community-based teaching hospital with Chest Pain Center and Stroke Center designations
• 18-bed Cardiac Telemetry/PCU unit with an average daily census of 18
• RN to patient ratio of 1:3 or 1:4 depending on interventions
• Patient population includes NSTEMI, STEMI, post-cardiac intervention, EP procedures, thoracic surgery, heart failure, and post-stroke cases
• Cares for general, vascular, and thoracic surgical patients requiring cardiac drip titration (Amiodarone, Cardizem, Cardene, Dobutamine, Tridil)
• Manages post-op day 2 open heart patients and respiratory failure cases requiring medium/high flow oxygen or NIPPV
• Uses Philips Intellivue monitors in all rooms, Baxter IV pumps, and Omnicell medication dispensing
• EPIC EMR used
• 12-hour night shift schedule, 1900-0700, 36 hours per week on a 6-week schedule cycle
• Every other weekend rotation required
• No on-call requirements
• Floating required within the critical care division or Intermediate Care

Requirements

• Active RN license (NC or Compact) required
• BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS certifications required
• Minimum 1 year of Cardiac Telemetry or PCU experience required, with most recent experience within the last year
• Skilled in cardiac and hemodynamic monitoring, cardiac strip and rhythm interpretation, arterial line management, and drip titration
• Experience with non-invasive ventilator care (BiPAP/CPAP), vascular lines, chest tubes/drains, and post-procedure site care required
• Experience with post-EP pacemaker/ICD and post-pulmonary artery thrombectomy site care preferred
• EPIC EMR experience required
• 1 professional reference dated within the last year from a Supervisor, Manager, Director, or Charge RN required
• Last 4 digits of SSN and full DOB required for consideration

Additional Information

• Responsible for continuous cardiac monitoring and rhythm interpretation
• Supported by 24/7 Respiratory Therapy and Hospitalist coverage, Rapid Response Team, Charge Nurse, and CNA support
• Orientation includes 36 hours in week one covering NTO and online CBL modules plus a 12-hour unit-specific shift with an RN preceptor
• Travelers required to work 75% of holidays
• RTO subject to Resource Team approval
• Scrub color required: Royal Blue
• Positive, high-tech, high-touch team culture emphasizing collaborative care
• First-time travelers are welcome to apply
• Must reside outside a 50-mile radius of the facility to be considered, as local candidates are not accepted
• Returning employees must be separated from any AHSE facility for at least 1 year following a permanent position

American Traveler Job ID #P-756101. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36.0 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: Travel RN - Telemetry - Progressive Care Unit

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