Travel Registered Nurse PCU Job

About the role

Registered Nurse – PCU (Travel) in Plattsburgh, NY, starting September 3, 2026 for a 4-week assignment.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care for adult cardiology and post-acute patients on the PCU, including telemetry monitoring and frequent assessment
• Administer medications and drips per protocol (including insulin and cardiac/hemodynamic infusions) and manage IV access (IV starts and venipuncture)
• Collaborate with the multidisciplinary team to develop and implement care plans; document in the EMR (Epic) and communicate changes to the team
• Respond to evolving patient conditions with critical thinking, including hemodynamic instability and need for advanced monitoring
• Coordinate care for post-PCI/Stent patients, ACS/vasopressor or inotropic needs, and patients requiring frequent respiratory or neurovascular monitoring
• Participate in a resource float model, rotating to appropriate units as needed to meet patient care needs

Requirements

• Licenses and certifications: NY RN license on file at time of submission; AHA BLS and AHA ACLS required; NIHSS required prior to start
• Experience: Minimum 1 year of Telemetry/PCU experience; 1 year in the specialty preferred
• Education: Registered Nurse with approved nursing degree
• Skills: Ability to start IVs, administer and titrate cardiac/insulin/drips per protocol; telemetry proficient; able to work in a fast-paced acute inpatient PCU environment
• Additional: Willingness to float to appropriate units as part of the float team; responsive to unit needs and patient care priorities

Pay

Weekly pay: $2,338–$2,449

Schedule

Shift: 3x12 Nights

Benefits

• 1–2 days of orientation to support onboarding
• 4-week travel assignment with travel-ready RN support
• Epic experience within the past 2 years required for submission and onboarding
• NIHSS and continuous neurovascular monitoring as part of the unit care model
• Structured float plan to support unit coverage and patient care