Travel Progressive Care Unit RN - $2,255 per week
Cross Country Nurses · Yakima, WA · 1 wk ago
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Progressive Care Unit (PCU) Nurse position in Yakima, Washington. This role involves providing specialized nursing care for patients with diverse medical, cardiac, and oncology diagnoses.
About the role
- Location: Yakima, Washington
- Schedule: Nights shift, 7:00 PM - 7:00 AM
- Shift Hours: 12 hours per shift
- Minimum Hours Per Week: 36 hours
- Start Date: 09/07/2026
- Duration: 13 weeks
- Float rotation may be required within scope and throughout hospital
The facility is a non-profit community hospital with 226 beds, including 34 beds on a second emergency ward, serving diverse patient populations with a focus on compassionate care and charity cases.
Responsibilities
- Provide specialized nursing care for patients with medical, cardiac, and oncology diagnoses
- Manage complex patient needs, including post-cath lab procedures and cardiac monitoring
- Handle high-acuity care, trach care, chest tubes, TR band, post-cath lab care, and central line maintenance
- Interpret cardiac rhythms and manage titratable drips (e.g., diltiazem, amiodarone, heparin, digoxin, Bumex, Lasix)
Requirements
- Certifications in Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) and Basic Life Support (BLS)
- 1+ years of clinical experience in a progressive care or similar environment
- Nursing license in licensed state
- Experience with trach care, chest tubes, TR band, post-cath lab care, central line maintenance, and cardiac rhythm interpretation
- Comfortable managing titratable drips including diltiazem, amiodarone, heparin, digoxin, Bumex, and Lasix
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience caring for general medical, cardiac, and oncology patients
- Experience with a high Spanish-speaking population
- Compassionate approach to underserved populations
Benefits
- Private housing or generous housing allowance
- Comprehensive health insurance with prescription coverage
- Dependent health insurance with prescription coverage
- Competitive salaries
- Referral bonuses
- Travel reimbursement
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Direct deposit/free checking
- Unlimited free CE credits
Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined.