Travel Registered Nurse PCU Job

Overview Registered Nurse – PCU for a travel assignment in a Short Term Acute Care Hospital. Start date: 06/28/2026. Duration: 13 weeks. Weekly pay: $2,035–$2,186 per week. Guaranteed hours: 0.0. Shift: 3x12-hour Nights. This position focuses on high-acuity patient care in a PCU/step-down environment with potential to float to ICU and other inpatient units as needed. This is a travel - temporary assignment through Healthforce Healthcare LLC. Key Highlights

• Weekly pay: $2,035–$2,186 per week
• Guaranteed hours: 0.0
• Contract duration: 13 weeks
• Shift: 3x12-hour Nights
• Start date: 06/28/2026
• Setting: Short Term Acute Care Hospital
• Travel assignment with EPIC EMR orientation and onboarding

Responsibilities

• Provide direct nursing care for PCU/ICU-level patients, including assessment, monitoring, medication administration, and responding to acute changes in condition.
• Manage CRRT and BiPAP therapies; draw labs, process specimens, and monitor results per protocol.
• Care for chest tubes and PICC lines; maintain sterile technique and monitor for complications.
• Float to ICU and other inpatient units (Med/Surg, Med/Tele, Acute/Tele, and ED) as assigned; collaborate with physicians, therapists, and the broader care team; call on own consults and participate in codes as needed.
• Day-1 open-heart care with pacer wires; coordinate post-operative care with surgical teams and ensure appropriate care plans.

Requirements

• Active Kansas RN license or compact RN license; BLS, ACLS, and NIHF required.
• Minimum 2 years of recent Critical Care/Intensive Care experience.
• Experience with CRRT, BiPAP, drawing labs; chest tubes and PICC line care.
• Comfortable conducting own codes and calling own consults; no dedicated vascular access team.
• Open heart day 1 experience with pacer wires.
• Ability to float to ICU and all inpatient units (Med/Surg, Med/Tele, Acute/Tele, ED) as needed.

Benefits and Support

• 13-week travel assignment with dedicated recruiter support.
• EPIC EMR orientation and onboarding included.
• Credentialing coordination and onboarding assistance.
• Bi-weekly pay schedule and ongoing travel support.
• Access to assignment-related support throughout the engagement.

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