Nursing: Registered Nurse (Rn) - Progressive Care Unit (Pcu) - Travel

Registered Nurse (RN) | Progressive Care Unit
Location: Bossier City, LA

Agency: Cynet Health

Pay: $1,879 per week

Shift Information: Days - 3 days x 12 hours

Contract Duration: 13 Weeks

Start Date: 11/16/2026

About the Position
Job Title: Registered Nurse - PCU
Profession: Registered Nurse
Specialty: Stroke Unit
Duration: 13 weeks
Shift: 12H Days
Hours per Shift: 36
Experience: Minimum 2 years of acute care RN experience
License: LA License Required
Certifications: BLS,

ACLS

, NIHSS
Must-Have:
PCU level RN experience
NIHSS experience
CVL management/placement
Foley catheter management
Tube feedings via NGT or PEG
Arterial line management
Diabetes management
Drip titration experience (Levophed, Amiodarone, Cardizem, Insulin)
Ability to pass an EKG competency exam
Description:
The role involves caring for patients with CVA and TIA conditions.
Adequate PPE is provided.
The patient-to-RN ratio is 1:3.
The CNA ratio is 1:6.
A charge nurse will take a patient assignment depending on staffing.
There is no phlebotomy on the unit.
A VAT team is available for PICC and midline placement.
Resource nursing support is available.
RT, hospitalists, OT, PT, and ST support are available 24/7.
The charting system is Meditech Expanse.
IV Pumps used are Alaris.
Medications are dispensed via Pyxis.
Floating to stepdown and med-surg units will occur frequently.
Weekend rotation is every other weekend.
Staff will work a mandatory schedule of 4 days one week and 3 days the next week.
Requests for time off must not exceed 7 days without extending the contract.
Only one weekend of time off can be requested per 13-week contract.
Staff will work 2 out of 3 major holidays.
Professionalism is mandatory.
Cell phone usage in patient care areas is prohibited.
Earbuds are not allowed, and eating at the desk is prohibited.
Scrub color is pewter, with T-shirts in gray, white, or black permissible, featuring a specified monogram.
Jackets must be gray or black.
Badges must be worn above the waist and visible at all times.
Requirements
Required for Onboarding
ACLS

BLS

Pharmacology
Skills Checklist
Specialty Exam