Travel Nurse RN - PCU - Progressive Care Unit - $1,766 per week

Care Career is seeking a travel nurse RN PCU - Progressive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in Augusta, Georgia.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: PCU - Progressive Care Unit
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 08/23/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, nights
• Employment Type: Travel

Shift: Night Shift – 3x12 hours (7:00 PM – 7:00 AM)

Contract Length: 13 Weeks

Experience Required:

• Minimum 2 years of PCU/Stepdown experience
• First-time travelers accepted
• Epic experience preferred
• Previous charge experience not required

Certifications Required:

• BLS
• ACLS
• Active Georgia RN License or Compact License required at submission

Patient Population:

• Adults & Geriatrics
• Intermediate Care (PCU/Stepdown) and Medical-Surgical patients

Common Diagnoses:

• Dysrhythmias
• CHF
• Acute Coronary Syndrome/Myocardial Ischemia
• Acute Stroke (non-TPA)
• Other monitored medical patients

Patient Ratio:

• 1:4 (Days & Nights)

Unit Details:

• 12-bed Admit Unit
• All patients on hardwire telemetry
• RN self-monitors telemetry
• Fast-paced environment focused on patient throughput
• Strong teamwork

Required Skills:

• PCU/Stepdown care
• Telemetry monitoring & dysrhythmia interpretation
• Cardiac drip management (non-titrating)
• Blood administration
• Central & peripheral line care
• Non-invasive airway management
• Isolation precautions/PPE

Systems Used:

• Epic
• Pyxis

Scrub Color: Navy Blue

Weekend Requirement:

• Every other weekend

Floating:

• Yes, within facility and scope of practice (primarily for low census)

Call Requirement:

• None specified

RTO (Requested Time Off):

• Maximum 7 days
• Must be finalized at submission
• No schedule or RTO requests after offer

Holiday Requirement:

• If 1–2 major holidays fall during the contract, traveler is expected to work them.
• If 3 holidays fall, traveler is expected to work 2.

Compliance:

• Complete onboarding/labs within 48 hours of contract signing.
• All compliance documents due by the Tuesday before start.
• Non-compliance delays start by 2 weeks due to orientation schedule.

Vaccination Requirements:

• COVID-19 Vaccine: Not Required
• Flu Vaccine: Required (Medical/Religious exemptions accepted)

Other Notes:

• Local candidates accepted at the same rate.
• Guaranteed hours included.
• Aya offer available after successful clinical screening and meeting facility requirements.
• Travelers returning to Piedmont must meet return eligibility rules.

About Care Career

Care Career brings together a portfolio of leading healthcare staffing organizations, each delivering specialized talent solutions across the industry. Wherever you want to go, We Make It Happen.

With travel nursing jobs across the country, you can discover the possibilities that create the lifestyle and financial position that you have dreamed of.

Care Career is a modern, transparent staffing firm creating the ultimate community of US.

Benefits

• Referral bonus
• Weekly pay
• Medical benefits
• Continuing Education
• Dental benefits
• Vision benefits