Travel DOU/PCU Tele RN - $1,924 per week

American Traveler is seeking a travel nurse RN DOU - Direct Observation Unit for a travel nursing job in Valencia, California.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: DOU - Direct Observation Unit
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 10/27/2026
• 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: Oct 27, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is seeking an experienced RN for a DOU/PCU/Telemetry position requiring 2+ years of experience and a CA RN license.

Details

• Work in the Direct Observation Unit (DOU/PCU/IMC/Stepdown) of a hospital
• Primarily medical-surgical patients with potential to float to telemetry
• Nurse to patient ratio of 1:3 in DOU and 1:5 in ARU
• Night shift schedule with 3x12 hour shifts from 19:00-7:30
• Every other weekend required (Sunday nights not counted as weekend)
• Mandatory floating to ARU and DOU within scope of practice

Requirements

• Active CA RN license required
• Current certifications: BLS, ACLS, NIHSS, and PALS
• Minimum 2 years of recent experience required (hardstop)
• Travel experience required
• Any charting system experience accepted
• Skilled in telemetry, dysrhythmia management and interpretation, and use of rapid response/code teams
• Experience with pacemakers, post cardiac angiogram, post MI, and pre/post cardiac cath and surgery care
• Experience with TAVR, TR Band, IV insulin protocols, and insulin drip titration
• Skilled in feeding tube care, continuous bladder irrigation, and pre/post hemodialysis management
• Experience accessing and managing ports, central lines, peripheral lines, and PICC lines
• Skilled in starting and maintaining IVs, blood product administration, and heparin protocols
• Experience managing and titrating cardiac and vasoactive drips
• Experience with procedural sedation administration/monitoring and thrombolytic agents
• Skilled in care of CVA, intracranial bleeds, lumbar drains, and pre/post neurosurgery patients
• Experience with seizure disorder management and surgical drain care
• Skilled in nasal cannula, oxygen administration, and non-invasive airway management
• Knowledge of isolation precautions and PPE use

Additional Information

• Provide direct patient care within a cardiac monitoring and stepdown unit environment
• Collaborate with rapid response and code teams as needed
• RTO must be submitted upfront with no exceptions
• Former permanent employees must be separated from the facility for at least 365 days before returning as a traveler
• Travel pairs accepted, though matching schedules are not guaranteed
• First-time travelers may be considered if all criteria are met

American Traveler Job ID #P-761550. 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 - Direct Observation Unit

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