Travel Progressive Care Unit RN - $3,205 per week

About the Role

Progressive Care Unit Registered Nurse (RN) position is available in Louisville, Kentucky. This role involves providing high-quality care in a mixed-acuity environment, supporting patients with trauma post-surgical, MVA, elective surgeries, and other complex conditions. The RN will collaborate within a multidisciplinary team to ensure safe and effective patient outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality nursing care in a mixed-acuity Progressive Care Unit
• Support patients with trauma post-surgical, MVA, elective surgeries, and other complex conditions
• Collaborate within a multidisciplinary team to ensure safe and effective patient outcomes
• Perform blood administration
• Manage skeletal traction, bucks traction, drains, and Jackson-Pratt (JP) drain management
• Perform wound dressings and wound vac management
• Administer high-flow oxygen therapy and stable BiPAP management

Schedule

• Shift: Nights (7:00 PM – 7:30 AM), with clock-in at 6:53 PM and mandatory presence for huddle at 7:00 PM
• 12-hour shifts, minimum of 48 hours per week
• Duration: 12 weeks
• Start Date: 08/24/2026

Qualifications

• 2 years of nursing experience
• Current BLS (Basic Life Support) certification
• NIHSS (National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale) certification

Unit Details

• Patient Ratios: RN 1:5, CNA 2 per shift, with one clerical staff during the day
• Float: To mixed acuity only if required
• Orientation: 24 hours clinical orientation, including 1 twelve-hour shift at the end of week one and another at the start of week two
• Support within the Department: CNA, receptionist, charge nurse, lab responsibilities, vascular access team, resource teams (Sepsis and Rapid Response), 24/7 specialist, hospitalist, and intensivist coverage
• Technology/Equipment: Cerner electronic medical record (EMR), Plum ICU Medical IV pumps, Phillips monitors, sera steady, Arjo lifts, Kangaroo pump, sapphire pump for PCA (patient-controlled analgesia)
• Scrub color: Galaxy Blue
• Onsite parking available
• Team-oriented culture focused on delivering compassionate, patient-centered care

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