Travel Nurse RN - PCU - Progressive Care Unit - $2,947 per week

Voca Healthcare is seeking a travel nurse RN PCU - Progressive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in Rapid City, South Dakota.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: PCU - Progressive Care Unit
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 11/16/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 48 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, days
• Employment Type: Travel

PCU / Stepdown RN – Job Requirements

Job ID: 65809233 | Monument Health | Rapid City, SD

Required Qualifications

• Experience: Minimum 1 year of RN experience, including Intermediate Care/Stepdown-level patient care.
• First-Time Travelers: Accepted with more than 1 year of experience, but must have Epic experience.
• RN License: Active South Dakota RN license or qualifying compact multistate license.
• Required Certifications:
  • BLS
  • ACLS
  • NIHSS
• Charting: Epic EMR experience required.
• Floating: Must be willing to float to Med/Surg and other adult inpatient units.
• Patient Acuity: Must be comfortable caring for a mix of PCU, Telemetry, and Med/Surg patients.
• Radius Rule: Must live at least 100 miles from any Monument Health facility.

Required Clinical Skills

• Cardiac telemetry monitoring and rhythm interpretation.
• Experience with Intermediate/Stepdown and neurological patients.
• Chest tubes, tracheostomy care, NG tubes, JP drains, and vascular lines.
• Wound care, wound VAC assessment, and dressing changes.
• Blood transfusions, TPN, and tube feedings.
• IV drip titration, including heparin, insulin, Cardizem, and amiodarone.
• Management of surgical, orthopedic, neurological, and general medical patients.

Preferred: Post-neuro-intervention experience, including thrombectomy, coiling, clipping, and craniotomy patients.

Assignment Details

Category

Details

Shift

12-hour days

Guaranteed Hours

48 hours/week

Contract Length

13 weeks

Unit Size

64 beds across 2 floors

Patient Ratios

1:4, occasionally 1:3

Charting

Epic

Weekend Requirement

Up to 4 of every 6 weekends

Floating

Med/Surg, Ortho/Neuro, Surgical, Heart & Vascular, Oncology, Observation

On-Call

No mandatory call

Scrub Color

Navy Blue

Scheduling & Submission Requirements

• No holiday RTO currently accepted.
• No RTO during the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally blackout period (approximately August 1–18).
• Up to 1.5 weeks of RTO may be approved, but the contract must be extended to complete 13 full weeks.
• Previous Monument Health permanent employees must wait 1 full year before returning as travelers.
• Must be willing to care for Med/Surg patients, even when assigned to the PCU/Stepdown unit.
• Must maintain 90% compliance with pre/post pain assessment documentation audits.
• Unit manager interview and approval required.

Quick Recruiter Screening Checklist

Candidate Screening

1+ year of RN experience with Intermediate/Stepdown acuity

Epic EMR experience

Active South Dakota RN or qualifying compact license

Current BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS

Comfortable with PCU, Telemetry, and Med/Surg assignments

Experienced with cardiac monitoring, drips, lines, and drains

Willing to float to other adult inpatient units

Available for 48 hours/week and required weekends

Lives 100+ miles from any Monument Health facility

Meets holiday/RTO and prior employment restrictions

About Voca Healthcare

Benefits

• Holiday Pay
• 401k retirement plan
• Medical benefits
• Dental benefits
• Vision benefits
• Guaranteed Hours