PCU Travel Nurse - Palo Alto, CA

This PCU travel nurse position in Palo Alto, California, with Advantis Medical is a 13-week Travel PCU Registered Nurse (RN) contract at Stanford Health Care. This role pays $2,685 per week and follows a Days shift with a 3x12 schedule. In this PCU travel nursing role, you will provide progressive care in a hospital setting, assess and monitor patient conditions, support urgent interventions, document care accurately, and collaborate with physicians and the clinical care team during fast-moving patient situations. Advantis Medical supports travel clinicians with streamlined credentialing to help with fast start dates, free license support and renewals, and Day 1 benefits. Responsibilities Manage higher-acuity patients stepping down from intensive care who require close monitoring Monitor continuous telemetry and hemodynamic status, recognizing and escalating changes promptly Administer medications and IV therapy, including titratable drips approved for the unit, per facility protocol Care for patients on high-flow oxygen and non-invasive ventilation when assigned Travel Nursing Requirements ~2+ years of recent PCU nursing experience ~ Active California RN License Stanford Health Care's Palo Alto hospital campus includes two adjoining inpatient buildings. This academic medical center holds ANCC Magnet recognition and provides medical, surgical and transplant care. Adult emergency care at the newer hospital operates around the clock, with ACS Level I trauma recognition. Stanford also holds Joint Commission Comprehensive Stroke Center certification. Acute and transitional care spans general medicine, cardiovascular illness, oncology, neurosciences and orthopedics, alongside surgical and transplant populations. Critical care includes dedicated medical, surgical/trauma and neuroscience ICUs, providing distinct settings for patients who require intensive treatment and monitoring. Transplant programs include heart, lung, liver, kidney and combined kidney-pancreas transplantation, with care before surgery and after transplantation. Perioperative services include operating rooms, preoperative care and a post-anesthesia care unit, alongside procedural services in cardiac catheterization, angiography and endoscopy.