GHR Healthcare 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: 09/08/2026
- Duration: 13 weeks
- 36 hours per week
- Shift: 12 hours
- Employment Type: Travel
Travel PCU Registered Nurse – Progressive Care Unit Night Shift in Columbus, OH
Travel PCU RN job in Columbus, Ohio: join a high-acuity Progressive Care Unit and make an impact in a busy cardiac step-down setting. This 13-week night shift nursing opportunity is ideal for an experienced telemetry nurse with strong cardiac skills, teamwork, and attention to detail. Columbus, OH 43210 offers a vibrant healthcare community, convenient city access, and a welcoming Midwest location for your next travel nursing assignment.
Job Details
- Position: PCU Registered Nurse / Progressive Care Unit RN
- Employment Type: Travel Nursing
- Weekly Estimated Pay: $1,940-$2,040
- Schedule: 3 shifts per week
- Shift Duration: 12-hour nights
- Hours Per Week: 36
- Assignment Length: 13 weeks
- Start Date: 9/8/2026
- Unit Setting: Cardiac Step-Down / Progressive Care Unit
- Patient Ratio: 1:3
- Orientation: 36 hours
- Weekend/Holiday Coverage: Weekends required; rotating holidays
- Location: Columbus, OH 43210
Job Requirements
- Active RN license in hand at time of submission
- Minimum 2 years of PCU nursing experience required
- Previous travel nursing experience required
- Current BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS certifications required
- Epic charting experience required
- Experience with telemetry monitoring and IV starts
- Education from an ACEN or CCNE accredited nursing program
- Strong comfort level caring for adult and geriatric cardiac patients
- Ability to work weekends, rotating holidays, and float to equivalent or lower-acuity units as needed
Responsibilities
- Provide safe, high-quality nursing care for adult and geriatric progressive care patients
- Monitor telemetry and identify changes in cardiac rhythm or patient condition
- Care for post-operative cardiac and vascular surgery patients, including CABG, valve, TAVR, and vascular procedures
- Manage IVs, chest tubes, arterial lines, sheaths, PCA pumps, epidurals, wound vacs, and related equipment as appropriate
- Support patients arriving from the OR, PACU, ED, or direct admission
- Administer and monitor cardiac drips, oxygen therapies, and other step-down interventions
- Document accurately in Epic and collaborate with the interdisciplinary care team to ensure coordinated treatment
- Float within units of equivalent or lower acuity when required
- Deliver compassionate, patient-centered care in a fast-paced cardiac step-down environment
Apply now for this Columbus, Ohio travel RN opportunity and join a supportive healthcare team in a rewarding progressive care nursing role.
Benefits
401K with Matching, Healthcare, Dental and Vision
Equal Opportunity
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity across our organization. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
GHR Healthcare Job ID #505596. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: PCU
About GHR Healthcare
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