Travel PCU RN - $2,111 per week

American Traveler 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: 11/16/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, days
• Employment Type: Travel

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Days, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Nov 16, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an RN for a blended Med-Surg/PCU position requiring OH or compact license and 1 year of relevant experience.

Details

• Blended Med-Surg and PCU unit setting
• Standard Med-Surg assignments typically 4:1, PCU assignments typically 3:1, with travelers generally the first to be flexed up to 5:1 Med-Surg ratios
• Day shift schedule (3x12 hours, 7:00-19:30), 36 hours/week
• Floating required within OSU

Requirements

• Active OH or compact RN license required in hand at time of consideration
• BLS and ACLS certification required
• Minimum 1 year of recent relevant experience required
• Education must be from an ACEN or CCNE accredited program
• Must be comfortable with CPAP/BiPAP management and med titrations
• Charge-capable on nights required
• Experience with chest tubes (Emerson/PleurEvac), high flow nasal cannula, tracheostomy care, and non-invasive airway management
• Experience with cardiac monitoring, dysrhythmia interpretation and management, and use of Rapid Response/Code teams
• Experience with heparin protocols, PCA, and titrating cardiac drips
• Experience with isolation precautions/PPE and wound care/wound vac
• Experience with telemetry, IV therapy/phlebotomy, and peripheral line care
• 2 professional references required, with at least 1 from a manager/director or supervisor and the second from a charge RN (no coworker references accepted)

Additional Information

• Provide respiratory, cardiac, and GI nursing care within a stepdown/telemetry setting
• Previous charge experience preferred
• First-time travelers are welcome to apply
• Locals accepted at the same rate
• Former employees eligible for a travel assignment once away from the facility for 6 months or more
• Current employees of Ohio State University hospital locations are ineligible for travel assignments
• RTO required at time of consideration and must be built into the contract, limited to 7 days or less
• Ohio fingerprinting process must be completed urgently upon contract signing, with candidates outside Ohio required to travel to a fingerprinting location or complete a mailed packet promptly

American Traveler Job ID #P-766962. 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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