Genie Healthcare is seeking a travel nurse RN Neuro PCU - Progressive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in Castro Valley, California.
Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty: Neuro PCU - Progressive Care Unit
- Discipline: RN
- Start Date: 11/02/2026
- Duration: 13 weeks
- 36 hours per week
- Shift: 12 hours, days
- Employment Type: Travel
We are seeking an experienced Travel RN for a Neuro Stepdown/Telemetry unit to provide high-quality care to adult and geriatric patients with stroke and other neurological conditions. The ideal candidate will have strong neuro and telemetry skills, experience managing stepdown patients, and the ability to work in a fast-paced acute care environment.
Required Qualifications
- Active California RN license
- Minimum 2 years of recent Stepdown or Telemetry experience
- BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS certifications
- Epic charting experience
- Acute care nursing experience
- Ability to manage patient ratios ranging from 1:3 to 1:5
- Two professional references obtained within the last year
Preferred Qualifications:
- 3 years of nursing experience
- Previous travel nursing experience
- Previous charge nurse experience
- Community hospital experience
- LTAC and trauma experience
Key Clinical Skills
- Neuro Stepdown and telemetry monitoring
- Stroke/CVA and intracranial bleed management
- Craniotomy and pre/post-neurosurgery care
- Seizure disorders, traumatic brain injury, and spinal cord injuries
- Central lines, PICC lines, ports, and peripheral IV management
- BiPAP/CPAP, HFNC, oxygen administration, and tracheostomy care
- Heparin and IV insulin protocols
- Blood product administration
- Chest tubes and continuous bladder irrigation (CBI)
- Feeding tube management, wound care, and wound vacs
- Rapid response and code team activation
Unit Highlights
- 30-bed Neuro Stepdown/Telemetry unit
- Mix of stepdown and telemetry patients
- Stepdown ratio typically 1:3
- Telemetry ratio typically 1:4
- Interdisciplinary support includes IV teams, respiratory therapy, physical therapy, pharmacy, radiology, phlebotomy, and rapid response teams
- 12 hours of orientation
About Genie Healthcare
Genie Healthcare is one of the fastest growing Nurse Travel Agencies in the USA. Genie serves hundreds of facilities and has over 4000 current travel RN contracts open at any given time.
Genie provides travel RN’s flexibility, support, top pay scale, housing and the #1 rated, multi-state health insurance coverage.
Genie Healthcare carries with it a commitment to providing a comprehensive level of service and quality care. Growing from a small team of eager recruiters to a company with satisfied clients in nearly every corner of the nation, delivering excellence in patient and customer care is the key to Genie’s success.
The management team has 20 years of experience in workforce solutions and staffing in medical and non-medical fields, roles ranging from Clerical job to Cardiologist to software developer to CEO.