Travel PCU RN - $2,291 per week

About the role

MedPro Healthcare Staffing is seeking a travel nurse RN for a Progressive Care Unit (PCU) assignment in Richmond, Virginia. Specialty: PCU - Progressive Care Unit. Discipline: RN. Start date: November 9, 2026. Duration: 13 weeks. Schedule: 36 hours per week, 12‑hour night shifts. Employment type: travel. MedPro Healthcare Staffing, a Joint Commission‑certified staffing agency, places nursing and allied travelers in top healthcare facilities nationwide and provides clinical support, recruiter guidance, and the MedPro Experience®.

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 and the PCU is also known as cardiac step‑down, medical step‑down, neuro step‑down, surgical step‑down and ER holding.

Monitor and assess patients who aren't unstable enough to need ICU care. Utilize computer equipment to monitor cardiac and other vital information and detect any changes, thereby enabling intervention of life‑threatening or emergency situations.