Travel Nurse RN - PCU - Progressive Care Unit - $2,150 per week

Specialty: PCU - Progressive Care Unit • Discipline: RN • Duration: 13 weeks • 36 hours per week

About the role

Travel Nurse RN PCU - Progressive Care Unit position in Evansville, Indiana. This role involves providing high-quality nursing care for post-procedure cardiac patients, including those undergoing cath/stents/interventions, pacers, ICDs, and ablations. The position supports a 19-bed blended unit with a focus on critical assessments and neuro evaluations, requiring the ability to interpret tele/12-lead EKGs and manage complex patient needs during day shifts.

Schedule

• 12-hour daytime shifts
• Minimum of 36 hours per week
• Three weekends out of every six-week schedule
• Every other holiday

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality nursing care for post-procedure cardiac and neuro patients
• Interpret tele/12-lead EKGs
• Perform critical assessments and neuro evaluations
• Float within skillset and respond to cross-campus assignments with a 2-hour notice
• Precept students and new hires as required
• Wear navy blue scrubs without competing health system or agency logos

Requirements

• Current active compact nursing license
• Minimum of 2 solid years of experience in Stepdown or 5 years of solid Stepdown experience if no travel background
• Recent EPIC charting experience (checkoff class required)
• Certifications: AHA BLS, AHA ACLS, and NIHSS
• Valid tele/12-lead EKG interpretation skills
• Current pediatric, neuro, and cardiac assessment skills
• Minimum experience: 0.0 years

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with post heart cath care (femoral/traction bands)
• Initiating/titrating drips (e.g., Cardizem, Amio, Cardene, Nitro, Insulin, Heparin)
• Managing chest tubes
• PIV insertion
• Neuro assessments such as NIHSS
• Comfortable working in a blended unit environment

Benefits

• 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