Travel PCU RN - $2,960 per week

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

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: PCU - Progressive Care Unit
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 08/17/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 48 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, nights
• Employment Type: Travel

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 4x12hrs
• Hours: 48 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Aug 17, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring a night shift RN for a Progressive Care Unit position requiring PCU/stepdown ratio experience and ventilator experience.

Details

• 36-bed Neuroscience/High-Risk Respiratory Intermediate Care Unit within a hospital setting
• Mixed acuity med-surg/intermediate care unit currently functioning as a High-Risk Respiratory/COVID unit
• Patient population includes CVA, TIA, seizures, and other neurological diagnoses
• Targeted patient ratios of 1:4-6
• Unit utilizes a team nursing model with RNs, LPNs, and PCTs partnering to care for patient groups
• Uses heated high flow oxygen and BiPAP equipment
• Night shift schedule, 4x12 hours from 19:00-7:30
• Required to work every other weekend and holiday
• Required to float within the hospital or to nearby Premier Health campuses, including Main Campus (Dayton), South Campus (Centerville), and North Campus (Englewood)
• May float to support the Neuro ICU and will be assigned a buddy for appropriate patients
• Epic EMR experience required

Requirements

• Active RN license (State or Compact) required, OH or compact license accepted
• Minimum 1.5 years of RN experience required
• BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS certifications required
• IV Start skills preferred
• 1:5 ratio experience in Stepdown or PCU explicitly required; ICU experience does not qualify
• Ventilator experience required
• Must pass an online EKG/telemetry competency assessment prior to starting the assignment
• Epic charting experience required
• Trauma Level I and teaching hospital experience preferred
• Travel experience preferred
• Candidates with any past license disciplinary action will not be accepted

Additional Information

• Provide skilled nursing care to a diverse neuroscience and high-risk respiratory patient population
• Function within a team nursing model, dividing workload among RNs, LPNs, and PCTs to enhance patient care
• Navy blue scrubs required
• Facility reserves the right to cancel up to 2 shifts per 13-week contract due to low census
• Maximum of 14 days RTO allowed per contract, must be requested at time of submission with no changes after an offer is made
• Local candidates within a 50-mile radius are not accepted
• Previous PERM/PRN Premier Health employees or prior agency staff not extended due to tenure must wait 6 months before applying as a traveler and require facility rehire approval
• First-time travelers are not preferred for this role
• Lab work and EKG/Dysrhythmia exam must be completed within 72 hours of signing the contract

American Traveler Job ID #P-738545. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 48 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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