Travel PCU RN - $2,250 per week

HonorVet Technologies is seeking a travel nurse RN Cardiac PCU - Progressive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in Burlington, North Carolina.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Cardiac PCU - Progressive Care Unit
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 08/31/2026
• Duration: 12 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, days
• Employment Type: Travel

Registered Nurse – Cardiac PCU / Progressive Care Unit

Burlington, NC
⏳ 13 Weeks Contract (Extension Possible)

Shift: Day – 3x12 Hour Shifts (7:00 AM – 7:30 PM)

• Weekend rotation required
• Holidays as needed
• Typical ratio: 1:5
• Ratio may be 1:4 for patients requiring drips/BiPAP
• First-time travelers accepted
• EPIC documentation system utilized

Unit Details:

• Focused primarily on cardiac progressive care
• Secondary focus on respiratory conditions

Primary Cardiac Patient Population:

• Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)
• Acute Coronary Syndrome (Client)
• Cardiac Arrhythmias
• Rule-Out Myocardial Infarction (MI)
• Syncope
• Pre/Post Cardiac Catheterization patients
• Pacemaker placement patients

Secondary Respiratory Population:

• COPD
• Pneumonia
• Patients requiring BiPAP

Requirements:

• Active RN License
• Minimum 2 years of nursing experience required
• Cardiac PCU experience required
• Must be comfortable with a 1:5 patient ratio
• BLS Certification required
• ACLS Certification required
• EPIC experience required
• First-time travelers accepted

⭐ Preferred:

• NIHSS Certification
• Previous Charge RN experience
• Rapid Response Team experience

Required Skills:

Cardiac & Telemetry

• Telemetry – on-unit cardiac monitoring
• Interpretation and management of dysrhythmias
• Management of cardiac patients with CHF, Client, arrhythmias, and syncope
• Pre- and post-cardiac catheterization care
• Pacemaker placement care
• Rule-out MI management

IV & Vascular Access

• Peripheral IV care and management
• PICC line management
• Cardiac drip management
• Vasoactive drip management
• Cardiac drip titration
• Vasoactive drip titration

Respiratory

• CPAP/BiPAP management
• Tracheostomy management
• Chest tube management – Emerson/Pleur-evac

Procedures

• Procedural sedation administration
• Rapid Response Team utilization

Responsibilities:

• Provide comprehensive nursing care to high-acuity cardiac PCU patients
• Monitor cardiac rhythms and identify changes in patient condition

• Care for patients before and after cardiac catheterization procedures
• Manage cardiac and vasoactive infusions according to facility protocols

• Titrate cardiac and vasoactive drips as clinically indicated
• Provide respiratory support including CPAP/BiPAP

• Manage chest tubes, PICC lines, and peripheral IV access
• Respond appropriately to cardiac emergencies and Rapid Response activations

• Maintain accurate documentation in EPIC
• Collaborate with physicians and interdisciplinary care teams

HonorVet Technologies Job ID #32818717. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: Registered Nurse/PCU

About HonorVet Technologies

HonorVet Technologies: Pioneering Purpose, Empowering Heroes

Founded in 2015, HonorVet Technologies stands as a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) , proudly certified by NaVOBA and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs . Our mission goes beyond staffing—we are committed to transforming lives by addressing the critical unemployment challenges faced by veterans.

As a Joint Commission-certified clinical staffing agency , we deliver unmatched expertise in placing top-tier healthcare professionals—RNs, LPNs/LVNs, CNAs/CMAs, and NPs—across diverse facilities, including hospitals, clinics, rehabilitation centers, old-age homes, schools, correctional facilities, and more.

At HonorVet, we don't just fill roles; we bridge gaps, uplift communities, and honor the ones who served.

Benefits

• Vision benefits
• License and certification reimbursement
• Continuing Education
• Medical benefits
• Wellness and fitness programs
• Dental benefits
• Guaranteed Hours
• Mileage reimbursement
• Referral bonus
• Bereavement
• Holiday Pay
• Sick pay
• Retention bonus