Travel PCU RN: Cardiac Step-Down Nurse

MedPro Healthcare Staffing

Augusta (GA)

On-site

USD 73,000 - 118,000

Full time

6 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Weekly pay

Credentialing fees covered

Private housing or housing allowance

Health insurance for you and family

Life and disability insurance

Job summary

MedPro Healthcare Staffing seeks a travel nurse RN for the PCU in Augusta, GA. You will provide Progressive Care unit nursing care on a 12-hour night shift basis, with 36 hours per week as part of a travel assignment.

This role requires an active RN license, a nursing degree, BLS & ACLS, and 18 months of PCU/step-down experience. Benefits include housing options, health insurance, and travel reimbursement from a leading Joint Commission-certified staffing agency.

Qualifications

Active RN license is required.
Degree from accredited nursing program.
BLS & ACLS certifications.
Eighteen months of recent experience in an Acute Care PCU/Step-down setting.

Responsibilities

Progressive Care Nurses (PCU) care for patients requiring close monitoring and frequent assessment, but who aren't unstable enough to need ICU care.
PCU nurses monitor cardiac and other critical vital signs and detect changes, enabling intervention of life-threatening or emergency situations.
Many PCU patients receive complex medications that may require titration based on vitals; PCU nurses may be called a step-down nurse.
Monitor and assess patients who aren't unstable enough to need ICU care.
Use computer equipment to monitor cardiac and other vital information and detect changes for timely interventions.