Travel PCU RN - $2,635 per week

Care Career is seeking a travel nurse RN PCU - Progressive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: PCU - Progressive Care Unit
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 11/09/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, nights
• Employment Type: Travel

Requirements

• Active RN license: Required at the time of submission.
• Required certifications:
  • ACLS — Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support
  • BLS — Basic Life Support
  • NIHSS — National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale
• Stroke care experience: Must be competent in caring for stroke patients, as this is a designated stroke unit.
• PCU/step-down experience: Experience managing intermediate-acuity patients requiring cardiac monitoring and close observation is important.
• Telemetry skills: Must be able to interpret cardiac rhythms and read telemetry strips independently.
• Drip titration: Must be comfortable titrating medications such as amiodarone, Cardizem (diltiazem), heparin, nicardipine, and dobutamine.
• Patient population experience: CHF, pneumonia, sepsis, stroke/TIA, COPD, pulmonary embolism, and acute kidney injury.
• Teamwork: Must work effectively with physicians, nurses, virtual nursing staff, monitor technicians, and other healthcare professionals.
• Driver’s license: Required at submission to verify compliance with the 50-mile radius rule.
• Radius restriction: Candidates must reside outside the facility's 50-mile radius.
• Employment restriction: Candidates cannot currently work full-time, part-time, or PRN at any CommonSpirit-affiliated facility, including CHI and Dignity Health.
• Skills assessment: Must pass an open-book orientation exam with a minimum score of 90%. Failure may result in contract termination.
• Fingernail policy: Artificial nails are prohibited in patient-care departments.
• BSN: Not required.

Responsibilities Patient assessment: Perform comprehensive assessments and ongoing reassessments of PCU patients. Stroke care: Monitor neurological status, conduct NIHSS assessments as indicated, and identify signs of acute neurological deterioration. Cardiac monitoring: Interpret telemetry strips, recognize dysrhythmias, and respond to changes in cardiac status. Medication and drip management: Administer and titrate cardiac and anticoagulant infusions according to orders and facility protocols. Sepsis management: Recognize signs of sepsis and monitor patient response to treatment. Respiratory care: Monitor oxygenation and support patients receiving high-flow oxygen, BiPAP, and supplemental oxygen. Heart failure management: Monitor fluid balance, respiratory status, and response to cardiac medications in patients with CHF. Pulmonary care: Manage patients with COPD, pneumonia, and pulmonary embolism. Renal monitoring: Monitor renal function, intake and output, and electrolyte abnormalities in patients with acute kidney injury. Medication safety: Administer medications safely and monitor for therapeutic effects and adverse reactions. Interdisciplinary coordination: Collaborate with physicians, charge nurses, virtual nurses, respiratory therapists, and other care team members. Documentation: Maintain accurate and timely patient records in EPIC. Floating: Be prepared to float as required by facility staffing needs. Patient education: Provide education about medications, disease management, stroke warning signs, and discharge instructions.

About Care Career

Benefits

• Referral bonus
• Weekly pay
• Medical benefits
• Continuing Education
• Dental benefits
• Vision benefits