Travel Progressive Care Unit RN - $2,505 per week

About the role

Registered Nurse (RN) specializing in Progressive Care Unit (PCU) care in a hospital setting. This position involves providing high-quality patient care in a Level 3 trauma center, focusing on patients with primary medical conditions, respiratory failure, infections, congestive heart failure, and arrhythmias. The role includes performing and reading electrocardiograms, starting intravenous lines, caring for central lines, and assisting in bedside procedures.

Responsibilities

• Perform and read electrocardiograms (ECGs)
• Start intravenous lines
• Care for central lines
• Assist in bedside procedures
• Monitor and manage patients with respiratory failure, infections, CHF, and arrhythmias
• Operate respiratory equipment such as high flow systems or BiPAP
• Utilize equipment including chest tubes, epidurals, CAPD, NICO (Cheetah), radial and femoral compression devices, infusion pumps, Vapotherm high flow systems, Philips BiPAP and cardiac monitors, and various infusions and titrations

Requirements

• Valid New Hampshire (NH) or compact nursing license
• Minimum of 2 years of clinical experience
• BSN degree preferred
• BLS (Basic Life Support) certification from the American Heart Association
• Previous travel experience
• Ability to operate respiratory equipment such as high flow systems or BiPAP
• Hospital experience caring for PCU/IMCU patients
• Must be separated from BILH for at least 6 months
• No local candidates within 50 miles accepted

Qualifications

• PCCN (Progressive Care Certified Nurse) certification (preferred)

Skills

• Patient ratio 1:4 on an 8‑bed unit
• Experience with medical cases: respiratory failure, infections, congestive heart failure, arrhythmias
• Proficiency with chest tubes, epidurals, CAPD, NICO (Cheetah), radial/femoral compression devices, infusion pumps, Vapotherm high flow systems, Philips BiPAP, cardiac monitors, and various infusions/titrations

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

Pay package is based on 12‑hour shifts and 36.0 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with a tax‑free stipend amount to be determined.

Schedule

Night shift, 12 hours per shift, minimum of 36 hours per week. The schedule is distributed every 6 weeks with no self‑scheduling option.