Travel PCU RN - $2,038 per week

American Traveler is seeking a travel nurse RN PCU - Progressive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in Roanoke, Virginia.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: PCU - Progressive Care Unit
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 10/12/2026
• 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 12, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring a night-shift RN for a Progressive Care Unit (PCU) requiring VA or compact RN licensure and prior PCU/DOU/IMC/Stepdown experience.

Details

• Progressive Care Unit (PCU) setting within an acute care teaching hospital
• Specializes in Hospitalist Medicine patients with renal and other medical diagnoses, plus one bed dedicated to chronic vent patients
• Also serves as an alternative unit for gastrointestinal, pulmonary, and other surgical or procedural patients
• Cares for adult and geriatric patients with a 1:5 patient ratio
• Night shift schedule, 3x12 hours, 6:45pm-7:15am
• Weekend requirement of every other weekend or 6 weekend shifts within a 6-week block
• Epic charting experience required
• Floating required within skillset

Requirements

• Active VA State or Compact RN license required (pending license accepted only for single-state, non-compact candidates)
• Current BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS certifications required
• Minimum 1 year of RN experience required, 2 years preferred
• Experience in PCU/DOU/IMC/Stepdown settings required
• Epic charting experience required
• Skilled in cardiac monitoring, dysrhythmia interpretation and management, and cardiac drip management (without titration)
• Experience with IV therapy, phlebotomy, blood product administration, and central/peripheral line care
• Respiratory support skills including nasal cannula, oxygen administration, and non-invasive airway management
• Experience with rapid response/code teams and isolation precautions/PPE
• Previous charge experience preferred

Additional Information

• Provide comprehensive nursing care to PCU patients including cardiac monitoring, IV therapy, and respiratory support
• Facility may call off up to 1 shift per 2-week period
• Must work 1 holiday per 13-week contract
• First-time travelers are welcome to apply
• Local candidates are accepted; radius-based eligibility and bill rate rules apply based on distance from the facility
• Previous employees (per diem or permanent) must have a minimum one-year break before returning as a traveler
• Travelers who have completed 365 days on assignment are not eligible to return, with limited exceptions reviewed case-by-case
• All RTO and scheduling requests must be submitted in advance
• Hospital is a Level I Trauma Center (adult and pediatric), certified stroke center, and Magnet-designated for nursing excellence

American Traveler Job ID #P-759817. 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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