Travel Nurse RN - PCU - Progressive Care Unit - $2,328 per week

Malone Healthcare - Nursing is seeking a travel nurse RN PCU - Progressive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in Louisville, Kentucky.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: PCU - Progressive Care Unit
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 10/14/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, nights
• Employment Type: Travel

Job Title: Registered Nurse - Intermediate Care Unit / Progressive Care / Stepdown (IMC/PCU/Stepdown RN)

VMS Req ID / Source: 2108 

Location: Kindred Hospital Louisville at Jewish Hospital, Louisville, Kentucky (200 Abraham Flexner Way)

Specialty: IMC/PCU/Stepdown / Healthcare - Nursing-RN

Compensation & Schedule Details

• Hours & Shift: Night shift (36 hours per week / 12-hour shifts). Target start date: October 12, 2026.
• Weekend & Holiday Requirements: Every other weekend required. Holidays expected based on unit needs. No on-call requirement.
• Time Off & Interview: Requested Time Off (RTO) requires Nurse Manager approval. Clinical interview with manager approval via SimpliFi.
• Parking: Free, badge-access parking lot available on site.

Key Facility Policies & Unit Scope

• Unit Overview: 16-bed intermediate/stepdown cardiac unit. Patient ratio is 1:5.
• Support Staff & Charge: 2 PCAs/CNAs on days (1 on nights); 1 HUC on days. Charge RN takes a patient assignment.
• Floating & Notification: Floating required within and below scope of practice, typically notified about 1 hour prior to shift start via Smart Square.
• Equipment & EMR: EMR via Cerner, infusion pumps via Plum ICU Medical, medication dispensing via Omnicell, and telemetry monitors via Philips (unit equipment includes external pacers and pulse generators).
• Dress Code:Galaxy blue scrubs required.
• Orientation Schedule: 5-day orientation layout (Day 1: New Employee Orientation; Day 2: Patient Experience & NVCI class; Day 3: Nursing Orientation; Day 4: Unit Orientation [Day]; Day 5: Unit Orientation [Night]).

Requirements & Qualifications

• Experience: Minimum 1 year of experience required (first-time travelers accepted). Specialized background in post-op heart surgery (CABG, valve surgery, chest pain, dysrhythmia/pacemakers/AICD, pre/post-cath lab, CHF).
• Core Skills: Heart monitor interpretation, trach care, chest tube management, PIV starts, phlebotomy, and management of titratable/set drips (Primacor, amiodarone, dobutamine, heparin).
• Licensure: Active Kentucky (KY) RN license or multi-state compact RN license in hand.
• Certifications: AHA BLS and NIHSS required at submittal (AHA ACLS preferred).

About Malone Healthcare - Nursing

Benefits

• Weekly pay
• Holiday Pay
• Guaranteed Hours
• Continuing Education
• 401k retirement plan
• Pet insurance
• Referral bonus
• Medical benefits
• Dental benefits
• Vision benefits
• License and certification reimbursement
• Life insurance