Travel PCU Registered Nurse - $1,735 per week

Prime Staffing is seeking a travel nurse RN PCU - Progressive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in Columbia, South Carolina.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: PCU - Progressive Care Unit
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 06/22/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours
• Employment Type: Travel

ID: 63315045 Shift: Night 3x12-Hour (19:00 - 07:30) Description: PCU unit - AHA ACLS / BCLS / NIH / TELE required. Medication test required.36 hrs only6 weekend shifts per every 6 week schedule.2+yrs exp for 1st time travelersShift: 3 x 12 hrAdditional Unit InformationInterdisciplinary Support:IV Teams, Physical Therapy, Respiratory Services, Interpretation Services, Phlebotomy, Radiology, Social Services, Rapid Response Teams, Pharmacy, Transportation, Unit SecretaryPatient Diagnoses:Surgical TraumaSpecial Procedures/Unit Details:A 41-bed progressive care trauma / Tele unit primarily geared towards adult patients requiring care after experiencing traumatic injury typically requiring surgical intervention. The typical nurse to patient ratio is 1:4 flexing up to 1:5 as needed. The unit is equipped with telemetry monitoring for up to 14 patients. 7 East and West patients are hemodynamically stable. Examples of these patients include those with injuries related to gunshot wounds or other penetrating injury, assaults, motor vehicle crashes, and falls. Modified Time:6/22/2026 4:00:00 AM Account Manager: Amanda Rebholz Account Manager Email: COVID-19 Vaccine: Not Required Flu Vaccine: Required - No Exemptions Submittals:Med Job Requirements & Qualifications Previous Charge Experience : - Years of Experience : 1 Patient Ratio Experience : Charting System Experience : Required Charting System Name : Epic Community Hospital Experience : - LTAC Experience : - Trauma Level I Experience : Preferred Trauma Level II Experience : Preferred Travel Experience Required : - Certifications : ACLS, BLS, NIHSSSkills : Accessing/Managing Ports, BiPAP/CPAP management/maintenance, Blood Product Administration, Central line care/management, Chest tubes-Emerson/PleurEvac, Craniotomy, Feeding tube care and management, Heparin Protocols, High Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC), Interpretation of dysrhythmias, Isolation Precautions/PPE, Management of dysrhythmias, MS/Tele, Nasal Cannula, Ortho trauma, PCA, PCU/DOU/IMC/Stepdown, Peripheral Line Care/Management, Phlebotomy, PICC line management, Skin grafts, Spinal cord injury, Starting and maintaining IVs, Surgical drains, Telemetry, Telemetry - on the unit monitoring, Tracheostomy care/management, Traumatic Brain injury, Use of Rapid Response/Code teams, Wound Care/Wound Vac Unit Details Staffing & Scheduling Scheduling Type : self Patient Ratios Days : 5 Patient Ratios Nights : 5 Patient Ratios Weekends : 5 Float Required : - Call Required : - Weekend Coverage : True Number of Weekend Shifts Per Contract : 6 weekend shifts per every 6 week schedule., Pre-Approved Time Off : - Orientation Hours : - Facility & Patient Care Details Patient Age Groups : Adults, Geriatrics Daily Census : Varied Number of Visits Per Day : - Number of Rooms : 41 Number of Beds : 41 Additional Unit Information Interdisciplinary Support : IV Teams, Physical Therapy, Respiratory Services, Interpretation Services, Phlebotomy, Radiology, Social Services, Rapid Response Teams, Pharmacy, Transportation, Unit Secretary Patient Diagnoses : Surgical Trauma Special Procedures/Unit Details : A 41-bed progressive care trauma / Tele unit primarily geared towards adult patients requiring care after experiencing traumatic injury typically requiring surgical intervention. The typical nurse to patient ratio is 1:4 flexing up to 1:5 as needed. The unit is equipped with telemetry monitoring for up to 14 patients. 7 East and West patients are hemodynamically stable. Examples of these patients include those with injuries related to gunshot wounds or other penetrating injury, assaults, motor vehicle crashes, and falls. Special Equipment : - #Tier3 Travel Compliance Extensions: Effective 2/1/26 (Nursing only, excluding CVOR) Travelers cannot extend for a 4 th consecutive contract. Travelers will need to begin the process of converting to an employee status after working their third consecutive 13-week contract or after 39 weeks. If the traveler does not wish to convert to a team member status, they will be required to take a minimum six-month separation before they are eligible to return as a traveler for the organization. Travelers must be 100 miles from every Prisma facility (regardless of where they are applying) to be eligible to travel in the system, unless they are one of the two exceptions below 90-99.9 miles are accepted at a 10% bill rate reduction 100+ miles full bill rate Exception 1: Night shift travelers for below specialties must be 50+ miles ONLY from the contracted campus they re applying to. Full BR granted at 100+ miles away. 50.0-99.9 miles is 10% bill rate reduction. Under 50 miles is ineligible. Adult Multi-Specialty Adult Medical Tele / Adult Cardiac Tele / Progressive Care All RRT Exception 2: Below specialties must be 50+ miles from the relevant flagship hospital ( Prisma Richland or Prisma Greenville). Full BR granted at 100+ miles away. 50.0-99.9 miles is 10% bill rate reduction. Under 50 miles is ineligible. Operating Room (including allied and SPT) Cath Lab (including allied) CT / MRI / IR Techs / Echo Techs MLTs, SLPs, PTs, OTs, Dietitians Adult ICU Prisma Health Tuomey (All open positions) Local radius: 60 miles For CRNAs only Will consider nurses with 1+ years of recent experience in unit. Must send SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER with submittal. Orientation is every Monday. Pre Assignment testing (all RN s) and modules required for all travelers to complete within 48 hours of receiving the login information (which usually comes within 24 hours of the nurse signing their contract). Travelers are eligible for reimbursement for hours spent completing modules (up to 16 hours) and time will be verified upon start of contract. EMR experience: 1-year minimum experience with EPIC EMR required If you have any issues, please let the Account Manager or your CS know ASAP. Floating: Prisma Health s goal is to keep staff in their home unit. However, it is a requirement for all assignments that agency staff, regardless of unit or facility, must float to other Prisma Health units and/or campuses per request due to census concerns. Staff will only be floating to units they are qualified for and performing tasks for which competencies have already been demonstrated and documented. Modules: Modules are billable, up to 16 hours Modules are completed pre-start and not included in NBO, and completed annually Modules are recorded in transcripts by Prisma Health, time is not entered into timecards Submittal Details: #Tier3 Travel ComplianceExtensions: Effective 2/1/26 (Nursing only, excluding CVOR) Travelers cannot extend for a 4th consecutive contract. Travelers will need to begin the process of converting to an employee status after working their third consecutive 13-week contract or after 39 weeks. If the traveler does not wish to convert to a team member status, they will be required to take a minimum six-month separation before they are eligible to return as a traveler for the organization.Travelers must be 100 miles from every Prisma facility (regardless of where they are applying) to be eligible to travel in the system, unless they are one of the two exceptions below 90-99.9 miles are accepted at a 10% bill rate reduction100+ miles full bill rateException 1: Night shift travelers for below specialties must be 50+ miles ONLY from the contracted campus they re applying to. Full BR granted at 100+ miles away. 50.0-99.9 miles is 10% bill rate reduction. Under 50 miles is ineligible.Adult Multi-SpecialtyAdult Medical Tele / Adult Cardiac Tele / Progressive CareAll RRTException 2: Below specialties must be 50+ miles from the relevant flagship hospital (Prisma Richland or Prisma Greenville). Full BR granted at 100+ miles away. 50.0-99.9 miles is 10% bill rate reduction. Under 50 miles is ineligible.Operating Room (including allied and SPT)Cath Lab (including allied)CT / MRI / IR Techs / Echo TechsMLTs, SLPs, PTs, OTs, Dietitians Adult ICUPrisma Health Tuomey (All open positions)Local radius: 60 miles For CRNAs onlyWill consider nurses with 1+ years of recent experience in unit.Must send SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER with submittal.Orientation is every Monday.Pre Assignment testing (all RN s) and modules required for all travelers to complete within 48 hours of receiving the login information (which usually comes within 24 hours of the nurse signing their contract). Travelers are eligible for reimbursement for hours spent completing modules (up to 16 hours) and time will be verified upon start of contract.EMR experience: 1-year minimum experience with EPIC EMR requiredIf you have any issues, please let the Account Manager or your CS know ASAP.Floating: Prisma Health s goal is to keep staff in their home unit. However, it is a requirement for all assignments that agency staff, regardless of unit or facility, must float to other Prisma Health units and/or campuses per request due to census concerns. Staff will only be floating to units they are qualified for and performing tasks for which competencies have already been demonstrated and documented.Modules:Modules are billable, up to 16 hoursModules are completed pre-start and not included in NBO, and completed annuallyModules are recorded in transcripts by Prisma Health, time is not entered into timecards Guaranteed Hours: Contract Weeks:91

Prime Staffing Job ID #36889621. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36.0 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: RN:PCU/Step Down,19:00:00-07:30:00

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