Travel Nurse RN - PCU - Progressive Care Unit - $2,220 per week

About the role

Progressive Care Unit (PCU) travel nurse position in Newport, Vermont. 13‑week assignment, 36 hours per week, 12‑hour night shifts. The role involves caring for patients who need close monitoring but are not ICU‑level, including cardiac step‑down, medical step‑down, neuro step‑down, surgical step‑down, and ER holding patients.

Responsibilities

• Provide basic bedside care and stabilize critical cardiac patients.
• Change dressings, insert catheters, and start IVs.
• Prepare, administer, and record prescribed medication; report adverse reactions.
• Monitor and adjust specialized equipment; interpret and record electronic displays.
• Initiate corrective action when monitoring equipment shows adverse symptomatology.
• Perform physical tasks: stand and walk for long periods, bend, lean, stoop; lift up to 20 lbs routinely, up to 50 lbs when moving patients.
• Cope with stress in a fast‑paced environment and relate to patients of all ages and backgrounds.

Requirements

• ACLS certification
• BLS certification
• Minimum 5 years of recent acute care experience (PCU/RN)

Benefits

• Weekly pay
• Guaranteed hours
• Continuing education
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Sick pay
• Wellness and fitness programs
• Referral bonus
• Employee assistance programs
• Medical benefits
• Dental benefits
• Vision benefits
• Benefits start day 1

Pay

Pay package is based on 12‑hour shifts and 36.0 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with a tax‑free stipend amount to be determined.

Schedule

12‑hour night shifts, 36 hours per week.