PCU Travel Nurse - Mesa, AZ

This PCU travel nurse position in Mesa, Arizona, with Advantis Medical is a 13-week Travel PCU Registered Nurse (RN) contract at Banner - Desert Medical Center. This role pays $2,313 per week and follows a Nights shift with a 3x12 schedule.

In this PCU travel nursing role, you will provide progressive care in a hospital setting, assess and monitor patient conditions, support urgent interventions, document care accurately, and collaborate with physicians and the clinical care team during fast-moving patient situations.

Advantis Medical supports travel clinicians with streamlined credentialing to help with fast start dates, free license support and renewals, and Day 1 benefits.

Responsibilities

• Manage higher-acuity patients stepping down from intensive care who require close monitoring
• Monitor continuous telemetry and hemodynamic status, recognizing and escalating changes promptly
• Administer medications and IV therapy, including titratable drips approved for the unit, per facility protocol
• Care for patients on high-flow oxygen and non-invasive ventilation when assigned

Travel Nursing Requirements

• 2+ years of recent PCU nursing experience
• Active Arizona RN License

Banner — Desert Medical Center — Mesa, AZ

Banner Desert Medical Center is a roughly 600-plus-bed tertiary acute hospital (formerly Desert Samaritan) and one of the largest hospitals in metro Phoenix's East Valley, with a co-located children's hospital on its campus. Its adult and pediatric units support trauma, cardiac, women's, and critical-care services.

• An Arizona DHS–designated Level I Trauma Center (effective 2024) and a tertiary referral center for the East Valley.
• A co-located Banner Children's at Desert (206 beds) with a PICU, pediatric heart program, pediatric ED, and NICU.
• A large cardiac program, including a CVICU within its critical-care complex.
• A Women's Health & Wellness Center with Level III obstetric and neonatal services (a 76-bed Level III NICU).
• A major East Valley cancer center, plus robotic surgery, neuroscience, and orthopedics in a teaching environment.