Travel Nurse RN - PCU - Progressive Care Unit - $1,888 per week

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

Job Description & Requirements

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

Job Summary (List Format):

Minimum Experience: 2 years (first-time travelers accepted)

Patient Population: Adults to geriatrics

Certifications Required: BLS and ACLS

General Skills/Work Setting:

• Care for patients from CICU, MSICU, acute care floors, and ED
• Manage post-op CABG, thoracic, and vascular surgery patients
• Treat respiratory failure (non-invasive ventilation only), cardiac arrhythmias, DKA, GI bleed, trauma, CVA, seizures, CIWA, metabolic and GI disorders, renal failure, hypertensive emergency, sepsis, and neuro disorders

Nurse-to-Patient Ratio: 1:3-4

Unit Details: 32-bed unit; average census of 21

Unit Systems Used: Epic, Pyxis, SBAR, AirVo, BiPap, CPAP

Scrub Color: Navy blue

Requested Time Off (RTO): Maximum 7 days allowed

Weekend Requirement: Every other weekend (unless otherwise specified)

Floating: Yes, within facility and scope of practice as needed

Call Requirement: None

Holiday Requirement:

• Work one major holiday if assignment covers one
• Work both if assignment covers two
• Work two if assignment covers three major holidays
• Major holidays: Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving/Black Friday, Christmas Eve/Day, New Years Eve/Day

Compliance: Full compliance required to start; late compliance may delay start by 2 weeks

Offer Process:

• Aya Offer available if clinical pass and RTO/facility requirements met
• Manager reviews profile within 48 hours of confirmation

Orientation Hours: Determined by contract length (e.g., 8 hours for 8-week assignment)

Locals: Accepted at same rate

Med Ninjas Job ID #19451. 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