RN - PCU - Fort Myers, FL - JM 26-14228

Job Description

Job Description

Job Title: Registered Nurse – Progressive Care (PCU)
Location: Fort Myers, FL
Job Type: Contract
Duration: 14 Weeks
Shift & Schedule: Night Shift | 12-Hour Shifts | 3 Nights/Week | 36 Hours/Week
Local Candidates Required: Yes (Within 50 Miles)
Traveler Candidates Required: Yes

Pay Rate
Local: N/A
Traveler: $2,100–$2,200/week

Note: This job doesn't offer any benefits.

Position Overview

We are seeking an experienced Registered Nurse (RN) to provide specialized care to patients with complex cardiopulmonary conditions in a Progressive Care Unit (PCU), including cardiac monitoring, critical-care medication management, and patient assessment.

Required Qualifications

• Active Registered Nurse (RN) license.

• Current BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS certifications.

• Minimum 2 years of nursing experience in Progressive Care, PCU, Cardiopulmonary, or a comparable acute-care setting.

• Strong experience managing cardiac and critical-care drips, including Heparin, Amiodarone, Cardizem (Diltiazem), Dobutamine, Dopamine, Insulin, Lasix (Furosemide), and other antiarrhythmic medications.

• Proficiency with the Epic EMR system.

• Degree accreditation verification must be included in the profile, or the candidate must have at least 5 years of experience.

• Willingness to float to other units and affiliated campuses as required.

• Ability to provide all required documentation by the deadline, which is the Monday before the start date. Pending documents will not be accepted.

• All requested time off (RTO) must be disclosed at submission. No RTO will be approved after submission.

• Ability to work as an integral part of the core clinical team.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior travel nursing experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive nursing care to patients in a 31-bed Cardiopulmonary Progressive Care Unit (PCU).

• Monitor and assess patients with complex cardiopulmonary conditions and respond promptly to changes in clinical status.

• Administer, monitor, and titrate prescribed cardiac and critical-care medications and drips according to facility protocols.

• Perform appropriate patient monitoring, including cardiac rhythm interpretation and neurological assessments.

• Manage patient assignments within established nurse-to-patient ratios of approximately 4–5:1.

• Document assessments, interventions, medication administration, and patient responses accurately in Epic.

• Collaborate with physicians, advanced practice providers, and the interdisciplinary care team to develop and implement patient care plans.

• Educate patients and families regarding treatment plans, medications, and discharge instructions.

• Follow infection prevention, patient safety, medication administration, and regulatory compliance standards.

• Remain flexible with floating assignments to other units and affiliated campuses as needed.