Travel PCU RN - $1,951 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: 10/26/2026
• 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 26, 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 skills and NC or compact RN licensure.

Details

• Progressive Care Unit (PCU) functioning similarly to an ICU stepdown
• 20-bed unit with an average daily census of 18 patients
• Patient population includes post rapid response team patients, respiratory distress, unstable hemodynamics, withdrawal, GI bleeds, and post-op GYN, GU, GI, thoracotomy, neuro, and ortho surgical patients
• Also cares for pre/post OB patients with complications requiring Pitocin
• Patient ages range from adolescent to geriatric
• Target nurse-to-patient ratio of 1:3-4
• Only one pressor drip per patient allowed on the unit; additional drips require ICU transfer
• Manages drips including Cardizem, Nitro, Precedex, Cardene, Levophed, Dopamine, Dobutamine, and Neo
• Uses bedside telemetry monitors with remote backup
• Unit uses Pyxis and Epic systems
• No ventilators on the unit, but BiPAP, A-lines, chest tubes, and tracheostomies are managed
• 12-hour night shifts (18:45-7:15) on a 3x12 schedule
• Every other weekend requirement
• Floating required as needed to a sister ICCU unit
• Schedule created by the nurse manager; no block scheduling available

Requirements

• Active NC or compact RN license required (pending license accepted at submission)
• Minimum 2 years of relevant RN experience required
• BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS certifications required
• Required experience with arterial line management and titrating vasoactive and cardiac drips
• Experience with PCU/DOU/IMC/Stepdown and telemetry care required
• Skilled in interpretation and management of dysrhythmias
• Experience with IV insulin protocols, heparin protocols, and IV therapy/phlebotomy
• Experience with blood product administration, central line, peripheral line, and PICC line care/management
• Experience managing chest tubes (Emerson/Pleur-evac), external CPAP/BIPAP, high flow nasal cannula, and nasal cannula
• Skilled in non-invasive airway management and tracheostomy care/management
• Experience with isolation precautions/PPE
• Experience with IV starts, telemetry monitoring, and conscious sedation
• Epic charting experience preferred

Additional Information

• Monitor and respond to dysrhythmias using bedside telemetry with remote backup
• Utilize rapid response/code teams as needed for patient care escalation
• Must pass EKG testing prior to start for this specialty
• Hospital orientation occurs during the first week; traveler must attend classes daily
• Scrub colors limited to navy, white, or a combination of the two
• Must work 2 of 3 major holidays
• Up to 7 days of RTO may be auto-approved, excluding holidays; no RTO allowed during the first week of assignment
• First-time travelers are welcome to apply
• Local candidates within 50 miles accepted at a lower pay rate
• Former Novant Health or New Hanover employees (PERM/PRN/EP) must wait 12 months before applying and disclose prior employment details for facility approval
• Travel pairs allowed if placed on different units with separate schedules and independent transportation
• 13-week minimum contract length, with longer contracts available

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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