Travel PCU RN - $1,765 per week

American Traveler is seeking a travel nurse RN PCU - Progressive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: PCU - Progressive Care Unit
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 10/05/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, nights
• Employment Type: Travel

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Oct 5, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced RN for a Progressive Care Unit (PCU) position requiring strong vasoactive drip titration experience and NC or compact RN licensure.

Details

• PCU/Stepdown unit that functions similarly to an ICU with 20 beds and an ADC of 18
• Target patient ratio of 1:3-4
• Night shift, 12-hour shifts (3x12), 18:45-7:15
• Patients include post rapid response, respiratory distress, unstable hemodynamics, withdrawal, GI bleeds, post-op GYN/GU/GI/thoracotomy/neuro/ortho, and OB complications (Pitocin)
• Patient population spans adolescent, adult, and geriatric
• Only one pressor drip per patient permitted on unit; additional pressors require ICU transfer
• Drips managed on unit include Cardizem, Nitro, Precedex, Cardene, Levophed, Dopamine, Dobutamine, and Neo
• Bedside telemetry monitors with remote backup used for dysrhythmia recognition and treatment
• Unit uses A-lines, BiPAPs, chest tubes, and tracheostomies; no ventilators on unit
• Uses Pyxis and Epic systems, with Epic experience preferred
• Floating required as needed to a sister ICCU unit
• Weekend requirement of every other weekend
• No block scheduling; schedule created by nurse manager

Requirements

• Active NC or compact RN license (pending license/certs OK for submission)
• Minimum 2 years of relevant RN experience required
• Current BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS certifications required
• Required skills: arterial line management, titration of vasoactive and cardiac drips, PCU/DOU/IMC/Stepdown and telemetry experience
• Experience interpreting and managing dysrhythmias, and use of rapid response/code teams
• Experience with IV insulin protocols, blood product administration, and heparin protocols
• Central line, peripheral line, and PICC line care/management experience
• Experience with chest tubes (Emerson/Pleur-evac), external CPAP/BiPAP, high flow nasal cannula, and nasal cannula
• Non-invasive airway management and tracheostomy management skills
• Isolation precautions/PPE experience
• IV start and telemetry experience
• Must pass EKG testing prior to start

Additional Information

• Provide advanced-level nursing care to hemodynamically unstable patients including drip titration and dysrhythmia management
• Recognize and respond to rapid response and code situations on the unit
• Weekly hospital orientation with mandatory attendance for all classes
• Navy, white, or a combination of the two required for scrubs
• Must work 2 of the 3 major holidays
• No RTO permitted during the first week of assignment; up to 7 days RTO may be auto-approved outside of holidays
• First-time travelers are welcome to apply
• Former Novant Health or New Hanover PERM/PRN/EP employees must wait 12 months before reapplying, with facility approval required
• Local candidates within 50 miles accepted at a lower rate
• Travel pairs allowed if on different units with separate transportation and schedules

American Traveler Job ID #P-754213. 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: Travel RN - Telemetry - Progressive Care Unit

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