Travel Nurse RN - PCU - Progressive Care Unit - $2,432 per week

About the role

We're looking for Progressive Care Unit RNs for an immediate travel nurse opening in Tucson, AZ. The right RN should have 1-2 years recent acute care experience. As a PCU Travel Nurse, you will care for patients who require close monitoring and frequent assessment, but aren't unstable enough to need ICU care. Progressive Care Unit RNs will utilize computer equipment to monitor cardiac and other vital information, detecting any changes and thereby enabling intervention of life‑threatening or emergency situations. Close observation is necessary as many PCU patients receive a significant amount of complex medications, sometimes through an intravenous line that may need to be adjusted or titrated. The PCU RN is sometimes also called a step‑down nurse, and the PCU is also known as cardiac stepdown, medical stepdown, neuro stepdown, surgical stepdown and ER holding.

Responsibilities

• Provide basic bedside care; stabilize critical cardiac patients.
• Change dressings, insert catheters and start IVs.
• Prepare, administer and record prescribed medication, reporting any adverse reactions to treatment.
• Monitor and adjust specialized equipment used on patients, and interpret and record electronic displays.
• Initiate corrective action whenever information from monitoring equipment shows adverse symptomatology.
• Stand and walk for long periods of time; bend, lean and stoop without difficulty.
• Easily lift 20 pounds; moving or lifting patients may require lifting up to 50 pounds at times.
• Possess good stress‑coping skills and ability to relate to people of all ages and backgrounds.

Requirements

• BLS certification
• ACLS certification
• Minimum 2 years recent acute care experience (1‑2 years preferred)
• Additional certifications may be required before beginning an assignment

Qualifications

• Specialty: PCU - Progressive Care Unit
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: January 18, 2027
• Duration: 13 weeks
• Schedule: 36 hours per week, 12‑hour night shifts
• Employment Type: Travel

Skills

• Ability to stand and walk for extended periods; bend, lean, and stoop without