Travel Nurse RN - PCU - Progressive Care Unit - $2,788 per week

About the role

MedPro Healthcare Staffing is seeking a travel nurse RN for a Progressive Care Unit (PCU) assignment in Rapid City, South Dakota. Start date: 10/26/2026; duration: 13 weeks; 48 hours per week on 6‑hour shifts; employment type: travel.

Responsibilities

• Progressive Care Nurses (PCU) care for patients requiring close monitoring and frequent assessment, but who aren't unstable enough to need ICU care.
• PCU nurses monitor cardiac and other critical vital signs and detect any changes, thereby enabling intervention of life‑threatening or emergency situations.
• Many PCU patients receive complex medications that may require titration based on the patient’s vital signs.
• The PCU nurse is sometimes also called a step‑down nurse; the PCU is also known as cardiac step‑down, medical step‑down, neuro step‑down, surgical step‑down and ER holding.
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