Travel Nurse RN - PCU - Progressive Care Unit - $2,304 per week

Med Ninjas is seeking a travel nurse RN PCU - Progressive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in Seattle, Washington.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: PCU - Progressive Care Unit
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: ASAP
• Duration: 26 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, nights
• Employment Type: Travel

Job Title: Registered Nurse (RN) – PCU / Cardiac PCU
Shift: Night Shift – 3 × 12.5-hour shifts (7:00 PM – 7:30 AM)
Experience Required: 2–3 years of telemetry experience
Certifications Required: BLS, ACLS, NIHSS
EHR Requirement: Epic experience is mandatory (hard stop)

Job Requirements:

• Minimum 2–3 years of telemetry experience, including surgical telemetry.

• Experience caring for open-heart surgery and vascular surgery patients.

• Proficiency in groin and radial band management, IV skills, and dysrhythmia interpretation and management.

• Experience with myocardial infarction (MI), arrhythmias, coronary artery disease (CAD), heart failure, and pre/post-cardiac catheterization patients.

• Experience caring for post-operative cardiac patients, including open-heart surgery patients 24–28 hours post-op.

• Knowledge of chest tube setup and care, sternal precautions, epicardial pacer management, cardioversion, and defibrillation.

• Experience administering blood and blood products, providing breathing treatments, and managing CPAP/BiPAP and tracheostomy care.

• Ability to care for stroke patients with cardiac involvement.

• VAD and TAVR experience is preferred but optional.

• Must be flexible to float to similar units as required.

• Every other weekend availability is required.

Patient Population: Cardiac PCU patients, including MI rule-outs, primary arrhythmias, pre/post-open-heart surgery, vascular surgery, CAD, heart failure, post-cath lab procedures, and structural heart patients.

Nurse-to-Patient Ratio: 1:4, with the possibility of 1:5 at midnight.

Med Ninjas Job ID #21127. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined.

About Med Ninjas

At Med Ninjas, we make travel healthcare simple, so you can focus on what matters: caring for patients. We match nurses and allied professionals with assignments that fit their lives, backed by a team that actually picks up the phone.

We're a staffing agency built around one idea: healthcare professionals deserve a partner as invested in their success as they are in their patients'.

On assignment with Med Ninjas, you get medical, 401(k), housing/travel support, plus a dedicated recruiter who knows your name and your goals. With a 5.0 rating from our travelers, we earn that trust one assignment at a time.

Travel with confidence. Grow with Med Ninjas.

Benefits

• 401k retirement plan
• Medical benefits