Travel PCU Registered Nurse - Make $2,169 to $2,362/week

Aya Healthcare has an immediate opening for a Registered Nurse position in Mount Vernon, IL. We’ll work with you to build the healthcare career of your dreams, offering jobs close to home or across the country.

About the role

This is a 13-week assignment with night shifts (19:00 - 07:00) on a 3x12-hour schedule. The facility uses Epic for charting and is an acute care hospital with 111 beds. Patient ratios are 4-5:1 on nights and weekends.

Responsibilities & Skills

• BiPAP/CPAP management
• Blood Product Administration
• Cardiac Telemetry
• Central line care/management
• Chest tubes-Emerson/PleurEvac
• CVA (Cerebrovascular Accident) care
• Feeding tube care and management
• Heparin Protocols
• High Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC)
• Interpretation of dysrhythmias
• Isolation Precautions/PPE
• Manage Cardiac drips (no titration)
• Management of dysrhythmias
• MS/Tele
• Nasal Cannula
• Non-invasive airway management
• Oxygen administration
• PCA (Patient-Controlled Analgesia)
• PCU/DOU/IMC/Stepdown care
• Peripheral Line Care/Management
• Accessing/Managing Ports
• Neuro Stepdown
• PICC line management
• Pre/Post Cardiac Surgery care
• Post Cardiac Angiogram care
• Post MI (Myocardial Infarction) care
• Pre/Post Cardiac Cath care
• Pre/Post Hemodialysis Management
• Procedural Sedation Administration/Monitoring
• Renal failure care
• Starting and maintaining IVs
• Surgical drains management
• Telemetry (on-unit and remote monitoring)
• Tracheostomy care/management
• Use of Rapid Response/Code teams
• Wound Care/Wound Vac

Requirements

• 2 years of experience as a Registered Nurse
• ACLS (Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support)
• NIHSS (National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale)
• BLS (Basic Life Support)

Pay

$2,169 to $2,362 weekly (includes taxable wages and tax-free expense reimbursements).

Schedule

3x12-hour night shifts (19:00 - 07:00) for 13 weeks, starting 09/21/2026.

Benefits

• Premium medical, dental, vision, and life insurance beginning day one of your assignment
• Insurance coverage retained for up to 24 days between assignments
• Generous 401(k) match
• Paid company housing (pet-friendly) or a housing stipend, if eligible
• Paid sick time (accrued at 1 hour per 30 hours worked, compliant with state/federal/local laws)
• Unlimited continuing education units online
• Licensure, relocation, and other reimbursements, when applicable