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: 11/07/2026
- Duration: 13 weeks
- 36 hours per week
- Shift: 12 hours, days
- Employment Type: Travel
Job Summary
Registered Nurse, Progressive Care Unit. The role provides safe, therapeutic, individualized care to patients and families while supporting holistic goals and quality outcomes. The position manages complex or high-risk clinical situations, promotes patient advocacy, and applies the nursing process across an assigned patient population.
Job Details
- Schedule: Day shift, 12 hours per shift, with a minimum of 36 hours per week.
- Assignment Dates: 11/07/202602/06/2027.
- Required Qualifications: California Registered Nurse license; Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certification; Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) or Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN); at least three years of recent registered nursing experience, including at least two years of recent experience in a specialty area.
- Additional Information: Responsibilities include individualized assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of patient care; patient and family advocacy; collaboration in complex, new, unusual, or high-risk clinical situations; safe medication administration; blood product administration; electrocardiogram (EKG) monitoring; hemodialysis; intravenous therapy; vascular access care; wound therapy; non-invasive ventilation; enteral and parenteral nutrition; pain management; chest tube and tracheostomy care; urinary catheter care; restraint management; and prevention of catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI), central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI), and hospital-acquired pressure injuries (HAPI).
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 #1341395. 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