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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.

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