Cross Country Nurses is seeking a travel nurse RN PCU - Progressive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in San Diego, California.
Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty: PCU - Progressive Care Unit
- Discipline: RN
- Start Date: 01/04/2027
- Duration: 13 weeks
- 36 hours per week
- Shift: 12 hours, nights
- Employment Type: Travel
Job Summary
Registered Nurse Progressive Care Unit. This travel nursing position provides care for patients across progressive care, intermediate care, and medical-surgical settings on night shifts. The role requires flexibility to support multiple locations and patient populations based on census and unit needs.
Job Details
- Schedule: Night shifts, 12 hours per shift, 36 hours per week. A four-week schedule is provided two weeks in advance; blocked or self-scheduling is not available.
- Required Qualifications: Two years of Progressive Care Unit experience; active California nursing license at submission; Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification; experience with intravenous starts, telemetry, phlebotomy, and arterial lines.
- Preferred Qualifications: Cardiology and neurology experience.
- Additional Information: The registered nurse may float among four locations and to emergency department inpatient overflow, intermediate care, and medical-surgical units based on census and unit requirements. Assignments may include general medicine, surgical, neurological, oncology, cardiac, and orthopedic patients. Typical patient ratios are 1:3 in intermediate care, 1:4 in telemetry, and 1:5 in medical-surgical care. Electronic documentation and medication dispensing systems are used. Influenza vaccination is required, with medical exemptions accepted.
Benefits
The benefits of taking a travel assignment with Cross Country include:
- Private housing or generous housing allowance
- Comprehensive health insurance with prescription coverage
- Dependent health insurance with prescription coverage
- Competitive salaries
- Referral bonuses
- Travel reimbursement
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Direct deposit/free checking
- Unlimited free CE credits
Cross Country Job ID #1334513. 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: Registered Nurse / Progressive Care Unit
About Cross Country Nurses
You care for others — we’re here to care for you. At Cross Country, we know travel nursing is about more than just the job. It’s about building a career that supports your lifestyle, your values, and your impact. We offer competitive pay, full benefits, and 24/7 support from a team that truly understands what it means to be on the front lines. Wherever your journey takes you, we’re with you every step of the way. Let’s build your best life — one assignment at a time.
Benefits
- 401k retirement plan
- Referral bonus