Travel Nurse RN - PCU - Progressive Care Unit - $2,041 per week

Wellspring Nurse Source is seeking a travel nurse RN PCU - Progressive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in Goldsboro, North Carolina.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: PCU - Progressive Care Unit
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 11/23/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, nights
• Employment Type: Travel

Registered Nurse (RN) - Progressive Care Unit

Job Summary

Provides proficient clinical nursing care in accordance with established professional standards. The Clinical Nurse is responsible for coordinating and delivering patient care by utilizing the nursing process within a hospital setting, reporting to the Nurse Manager/Director.

Essential Duties

• Education:
  • Identifies and fulfills learning needs for personal and professional development.
  • Participates in educational programs based on identified learning needs.
  • Utilizes patient education materials relevant to the patient population.
  • Assesses the readiness to learn of patients, families, and caregivers.
  • Considers developmental levels and factors affecting learning ability.
• Evaluation of Care:
  • Identifies expected patient outcomes and seeks guidance in revising the care plan as needed.
  • Engages in discussions with the interdisciplinary team regarding patient care evaluation.
  • Communicates essential information to ensure continuity of care.
• Implementation:
  • Demonstrates competence in caring for patients with complex issues, including physical, psychosocial, educational, and safety aspects.
  • Performs bedside point-of-care testing as required by the patient care plan.
  • Adheres to organizational and nursing standards, policies, and procedures in care delivery.
  • Organizes and prioritizes care based on patient and family needs.
  • Consults appropriate resources for patients with complex needs and high discharge risk.
• Leadership:
  • Assists in developing goals to foster professional growth and minimize limitations.
  • Achieves unit goals and participates in performance improvement activities.
  • Utilizes communication systems effectively.
  • Promotes cost-effective care.
  • Provides constructive feedback to colleagues.
  • Understands public policy and regulatory guidelines affecting healthcare.
  • Maintains a safe, clean, and secure environment for all.
• Patient Assessment:
  • Recognizes critical data from complex situations to prioritize care.
  • Includes relevant physical, psychosocial, educational, and safety needs in assessments.
  • Synthesizes assessment data for clear communication with others.
  • Anticipates discharge needs of patients and families.
  • Builds relationships with families to enhance their advocacy for the patient and themselves.
• Planning:
  • Collaborates with patients and families to prepare or update care plans.
  • Utilizes multidisciplinary resources in planning care.
  • Employs various communication techniques to convey planning objectives.
  • Identifies and addresses cultural and ethnic issues in care planning.
  • Demonstrates prioritization skills for tasks related to patients with complex issues.
• Research:
  • Keeps informed by reading relevant journals and studies applicable to nursing practice.
  • Raises ideas and questions for collaborative assessment among staff.

Skills and Experience

• Required Skills & Experience:
  • Minimum of one year of nursing experience.
  • At least two years of current Intermediate Care Unit (IMC) experience with willingness to care for IMC patients.
• Preferred Skills & Experience:
  • N/A

Education

• Required Education:
  • Nursing Diploma; OR
  • Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN or ASN) from an accredited nursing school.

Wellspring Nurse Source Job ID #38594858. 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: RN PCU/Stepdown

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