Travel Progressive Care Unit RN - $3,390 per week

Cross Country Nurses is seeking a travel nurse RN PCU - Progressive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in Louisville, Kentucky.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: PCU - Progressive Care Unit
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 10/12/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 48 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, nights
• Employment Type: Travel

Job Summary:
Progressive Care Unit (PCU) registered nurse (RN) opportunity in a unit specializing in post-operative cardiac care. This role involves caring for patients with diagnoses such as postoperative coronary bypass graft, valve surgeries, chest pain, dysrhythmias with pre/post pacemaker or ICD placement, pre/post catheterization, and heart failure. The position requires the ability to interpret heart monitors, perform trach care, chest tube management, PIV starts, and phlebotomy, along with experience in post-op heart surgery patient care.

Job Details:

• Schedule: Nights shift, 12 hours per shift, a minimum of 48 hours per week
• Required Qualifications: Valid BLS (Basic Life Support), NIHSS (National Institute of Health Stroke Scale); 1 year of healthcare experience; current licensure and certifications within the state of practice; willingness to float within scope of practice and below
• Preferred Qualifications: Experience with heart monitor interpretation, managing drips such as Primacor, amiodarone, dobutamine, heparin; skills in trach care, chest tube management, PIV starts, phlebotomy, and post-op heart surgery care
• Orientation: Day 1 New Employee Orientation; Day 2 Patient Experience and NVCI class; Day 3 Nursing Orientation; Day 4 Unit Orientation (day); Day 5 Unit Orientation (night)
• Scheduling: Every other weekend rotation; no on-call requirement; holiday shifts based on unit need; NM approval required for time off
• Other notes: Scrub color: Galaxy Blue; parking: free with badge access

Benefits
The benefits of taking a travel assignment with Cross Country include:

• Private housing or generous housing allowance
• Comprehensive health insurance with prescription coverage
• Dependent health insurance with prescription coverage
• Competitive salaries
• Referral bonuses
• Travel reimbursement
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Direct deposit/free checking
• Unlimited free CE credits

Cross Country Job ID #1320242. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 48.0 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: Registered Nurse / Progressive Care Unit

About Cross Country Nurses

You care for others — we’re here to care for you. At Cross Country, we know travel nursing is about more than just the job. It’s about building a career that supports your lifestyle, your values, and your impact. We offer competitive pay, full benefits, and 24/7 support from a team that truly understands what it means to be on the front lines. Wherever your journey takes you, we’re with you every step of the way. Let’s build your best life — one assignment at a time.

Benefits

• 401k retirement plan
• Referral bonus