Travel PCU Registered Nurse - $1,926 per week

TotalMed

Columbus (OH)

On-site

USD 78,000 - 105,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

A leading travel nursing agency is seeking a PCU RN for a travel position in Columbus, Ohio. The role involves stabilizing critical patients, administering medications, and monitoring vital information. Candidates must have 1-2 years of acute care experience and certifications like BLS and ACLS. This travel nursing job offers weekly pay, guaranteed hours, and benefits starting on day one.

Qualifications

1-2 years recent acute care experience.
Ability to lift patients up to 50 pounds.
Comfortable standing and walking for long periods.

Responsibilities

Provide basic bedside care and stabilize critical cardiac patients.
Change dressings, insert catheters, and start IVs.
Monitor specialized equipment and interpret electronic displays.
Monitor and adjust equipment; interpret and record electronic displays.

Skills

BLS

ACLS

Stress management

Education

BLS

ACLS

NIH

Job description

Job Description & Requirements

TNAA TotalMed RN is seeking a travel nurse RN PCU — Progressive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in Columbus, Ohio.

Specialty: PCU - Progressive Care Unit
Discipline: RN
Start Date: 05/04/2026
Duration: 16 weeks
36 hours per week
Shift: 12 hours, nights
Employment Type: Travel

We're looking for Progressive Care Unit RNs for an immediate travel nurse opening in Columbus, OH. The right RN should have 1-2 years recent acute care experience.

As a PCU Travel Nurse, you will care for patients who require close monitoring and frequent assessment, but aren't unstable enough to need ICU care. Progressive Care Unit RNs will utilize computer equipment to monitor cardiac and other vital information, detecting any changes and thereby enabling intervention of life‑threatening or emergency situations. Close observation is necessary as many PCU patients receive a significant amount of complex medications, sometimes through an intravenous line that may need to be adjusted or titrated. The PCU RN is sometimes also called a step‑down nurse, and the PCU is also known as cardiac stepdown, medical stepdown, neuro stepdown, surgical stepdown and ER holding.

Key Responsibilities

Provide basic bedside care; stabilize critical cardiac patients.
Change dressings, insert catheters and start IVs.
Prepare, administer and record prescribed medication, reporting any adverse reactions to treatment.
Monitor and adjust specialized equipment used on patients, and interpret and record electronic displays.
Initiate corrective action whenever information from monitoring equipment shows adverse symptomatology.

PCU Travel Nurses should be able to stand and walk for long periods of time, as well as bend, lean and stoop without difficulty. RNs should be able to easily lift 20 pounds. Moving or lifting of patients may require lifting of up to 50 pounds at times. Because of the fast‑paced environment, Progressive Care Unit RNs must possess good skills for coping with stress and be able to relate to people of all ages and backgrounds.

Requirements

BLS
ACLS
NIH
2 Years of experience

Additional certifications may be required before beginning an assignment.

TotalMed Travel Job ID #1398208. Pay package is based on 12‑hour shifts and 36 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax‑free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: Progressive Care Unit - PCU RN - Travel Nurse.

About TNAA TotalMed RN

TotalMed is a Top Ten, travel nursing and healthcare staffing agency with the mission of igniting purpose in healthcare. The organization staffs nurses, therapists, pharmacists, and other clinicians of all specialties in all 50 states. They offer local and travel jobs and match caregivers with the right organization to assist both facilities and patients. As an organization, they focus on putting highly‑skilled staff into facilities to ensure adequate staffing for a better patient experience.

TotalMed specializes in recruiting and placing healthcare professionals in travel, PRN, and permanent positions across the country in Nursing and Allied Health. Throughout 2020, the organization filled roles at even the most short‑staffed facilities during the most challenging time in healthcare. By matching the right travel healthcare professional with the right organization, TotalMed continues to offer a lifeline to facilities and their patients.

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