Travel RN - Telemetry - Progressive Care Unit

Travel RN - Telemetry - Progressive Care Unit

American Traveler

Englewood, Colorado, United States

Position ID: P-718405

Position status: Open

Assignment type: travel

Shift: Nights

Length (weeks): 13

Openings: 1

Start date: 2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z

$1,792.67/week (estimated advertised weekly pay)

Description

American Traveler is hiring a Travel RN for a Progressive Care Unit (PCU) position requiring at least 1 year of current acute care PCU experience and a CO or compact RN license.

Details

• Work in a 30-bed high-acuity cardiac progressive/intermediate care unit at a cardiac center of excellence
• Unit staffed with RNs and PCTs, with day shift staffed by 1 Charge RN, 5-8 RNs, and 2-4 PCTs, and night shift staffed by 1 Charge RN, 5-8 RNs, and 2-3 PCTs
• Patient ratios typically 1:4, often up to 1:5
• Uses telemetry, transport monitors, suction, feeding pumps, trachs, BiPAP, CPAP, heated high flow, chest tubes, foleys, pacer wires/pacemakers, IV pumps, and SCD pumps
• Documents using Meditech EMR
• 13-week assignment on a 7P-7A night shift schedule
• Cares for post-cath patients (right & left heart caths, TAVRs, ablations, Watchmans, pacemaker implantations, TR band management, neurovascular checks)
• Provides post-thoracic surgery care including VATs/RATs, resections, lobectomies, and chest tube management
• Delivers pre- and post-operative care for open-heart surgical patients (CABGs, MVRs, AVRs, Aortic Dissection repairs)
• Provides post-operative vascular surgery care

Requirements

• Active CO or compact RN license required
• BLS and ACLS certification required
• Minimum 1 year of current acute care PCU hospital experience required
• Chest tube management, pacer wire removal, and 12-lead EKG skills preferred
• O2 management experience up to BiPAP and heated high-flow preferred
• Experience with cardiac drips (heparin, diltiazem, amiodarone, Lasix, dobutamine, milrinone, ketamine) preferred
• US SSN and date of birth required for consideration
• No gaps in work history of 90 days or more within the past 12 months

Additional Information

• Fast-paced, high-acuity cardiac unit environment requiring strong teamwork and adaptability
• Ideal candidates bring high energy, flexibility, and strong communication and collaboration skills
• No local candidates accepted; a 50-mile radius rule applies

Hours per week: 36

Hours per shift: 12