Travel PCU Registered Nurse - $2,305 per week

Care Career is seeking a travel nurse RN PCU - Progressive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in Columbus, Ohio.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: PCU - Progressive Care Unit
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 08/22/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, nights
• Employment Type: Travel

• Night Shift: 3 x 12-hour shifts
• 7:00 PM – 7:30 AM
• 36 hours/week
• Weekdays, some weekends, rotating holidays
• On-call required

Contract

• 13 weeks (91 days)
• Guaranteed: 36 hours/week

Patient Ratio

• Approximately 1:3

Required Experience

• Minimum 2 years of PCU (Progressive Care Unit) experience
• Epic charting experience required
• IV start proficiency
• Telemetry monitoring experience
• BLS & ACLS required
• Previous travel experience preferred

Required Skills

• PCU/Stepdown care
• Cardiac telemetry
• Starting & maintaining IVs
• Central/PICC line care
• Chest tube management
• BiPAP/CPAP & HFNC
• Ventilator/tracheostomy care
• Heparin & insulin drips
• Cardiac drip titration
• Dysrhythmia & ABG interpretation
• Blood administration
• Pre/Post hemodialysis management
• Rapid Response/Code Team experience

Unit Information

• Cardiac-focused PCU with a variety of medical diagnoses
• Chronic ventilator patients
• Post-lung transplant patients
• Adults only
• Must float to equivalent or lower-acuity units within the OSU system

Scheduling

• Self-scheduling
• Weekend requirement: 4 weekend shifts every 4 weeks
• Maximum 2 pre-approved RTO requests

Vaccinations

• COVID-19: Not required
• Flu: Required (medical exemptions only)

Important Submission Requirements

• Active Compact or Ohio RN license required at submission
• Education must be from an ACEN or CCNE accredited nursing program
• 2 professional references required
  • At least 1 manager/director/supervisor
  • Second reference may be a Charge RN
  • Coworker references are not accepted
• Former OSU employees must be away for 6 months
• Current OSU employees are not eligible

Ohio Fingerprinting (Very Important)

• Fingerprinting must be completed immediately after signing the contract
• Candidates near Ohio must travel to an Ohio fingerprinting location
• Candidates farther away will receive a fingerprint packet by mail
• Delays or lack of response during credentialing may result in a start-date push or contract cancellation

Parking Options

• WMC Permit: $215.20/month (closest parking)
• WB Permit: $15.67/month (budget option with shuttle)
• CXS Permit: $31.42/month

Facility Highlights

• Charting: Epic (Required)
• Float: Yes
• Weekend: Required
• Trauma Level I/II experience: Preferred
• Submittal Interest: Low

About Care Career

Benefits

• Referral bonus
• Weekly pay
• Medical benefits
• Continuing Education
• Dental benefits
• Vision benefits