Travel PCU RN - $2,246 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: 11/30/2026
• Duration: 16 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, rotating
• Employment Type: Travel

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Rotating, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Nov 30, 2026
• Length: 16 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an RN for a Progressive Care Unit role requiring 2 years of acute care experience including 1 year of PCU experience and an active Ohio or compact RN license.

Details

• Work on a 36-bed Oncology Telemetry unit with over 24 beds dedicated to PCU level of care
• Medical Oncology population with progressive care and med surg patients, including rare pediatric cases cared for by perm staff
• Patient diagnoses include solid tumor, orthopedic oncology, and thoracic oncology
• Staffing ratio approximately 1:4-5 for Med Surg Telemetry and 1:3 for PCU
• 3x12 Day (7:00-19:30) or Night (19:00-7:30) shifts, with possible rotation between days and nights based on department needs
• Shift assignments reviewed every 4-week scheduling period based on staffing priorities
• Weekend shifts are variable
• Required to float within units of equivalent or lower acuity
• Uses B450 GE telemetry monitors, bladder scanners, Alaris pumps, Stryker beds, continuous bladder irrigation, and PCA pumps
• Epic EMR experience required

Requirements

• Active OH or compact RN license required in hand at time of submission
• Current BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS certifications required
• Minimum 2 years of current acute care nursing experience, including at least 1 year of PCU experience within the last 12 months
• Education must be from an ACEN or CCNE accredited program
• Required skills: interpretation of dysrhythmias, rapid response team use, feeding tube care and management, port access, blood product administration, central/peripheral/PICC line care, starting IVs, heparin protocols, cardiac drip management, PCA, chest tube management, CPAP/BiPAP, high flow nasal cannula, ABG interpretation, nasal cannula, and tracheostomy management
• Preferred skills: dysrhythmia management, IV insulin protocols, insulin drip titration, phlebotomy, chemotherapy administration and monitoring, wound care/wound vac, arterial line management, surgical drains, and non-invasive airway management
• Oncology experience preferred but not required
• Teaching hospital experience preferred
• Two professional references required, with at least one from a manager/director or supervisor and the second from a charge RN or higher; coworker references not accepted

Additional Information

• Provide high acuity PCU-level nursing care with a strong focus on infection prevention protocols and fall prevention
• Heavy emphasis on cardiac monitoring, telemetry, and emergency response skills
• Candidates must complete Ohio fingerprinting as soon as the contract is signed due to strict state requirements
• Candidates located outside Ohio but within driving distance must travel to an in-state fingerprinting location promptly after booking; those further away will receive a mailed fingerprinting packet
• Requested RTO must be submitted with the application and built into the contract, limited to 7 days or less
• Former facility employees are eligible for travel assignments after 6 months away from the facility
• Current facility employees are not eligible for travel assignments at this health system
• Local candidates are accepted at the same pay rate
• First-time travelers are welcome to apply with a willingness to learn and grow their nursing practice

American Traveler Job ID #P-751384. 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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