Travel PCU RN: Cardiac Stepdown Specialist

TotalMed RN; Urbana (IL); On-site; USD 41,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly pay

Guaranteed Hours

Continuing Education

401k retirement plan

Sick pay

Wellness and fitness programs

Referral bonus

Employee assistance programs

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Benefits start day 1

Job summary

TotalMed RN is seeking a travel nurse RN Critical Care Float for a travel nursing job in Urbana, Illinois. This assignment targets a PCU RN who can provide close monitoring, frequent assessment, and timely interventions in a fast-paced unit.

Schedule: 12-hour days, 36 hours per week, for 13 weeks. Requirements include ACLS and BLS, plus 1–2 years of acute care experience. Duties include monitoring cardiac rhythms, starting IVs, administering medications, and stabilizing patients.

Qualifications

• 1–2 years of acute care experience required.
• ACLS and BLS certifications required.
• 12-hour shifts with travel assignments; PCU/step-down experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide basic bedside care; stabilize critical cardiac patients.
• Change dressings, insert catheters and start IVs.
• Prepare, administer and record prescribed medications; report adverse reactions.
• Monitor and interpret cardiac monitoring equipment and vital signs.
• Graduate to action on abnormal findings and communicate with the team.

Skills

Critical care nursing

Patient monitoring

IV insertion

Bedside care

Stability assessment

Education

ACLS certification

BLS certification

2 years of acute care experience

Tools

Vital signs monitoring equipment

Job description

TotalMed RN is seeking a travel nurse RN Critical Care Float for a travel nursing job in Urbana, Illinois. This assignment targets a PCU RN who can provide close monitoring, frequent assessment, and timely interventions in a fast-paced unit.

Schedule: 12-hour days, 36 hours per week, for 13 weeks. Requirements include ACLS and BLS, plus 1–2 years of acute care experience. Duties include monitoring cardiac rhythms, starting IVs, administering medications, and stabilizing patients.