Registered Nurse / Progressive Care Unit

Job Summary:
Progressive Care Unit (PCU) Nurse in Rock Island, Illinois. This position involves providing specialized patient care within a high-acuity unit, contributing to a collaborative interdisciplinary team. The role offers flexibility with potential to float across local campuses and includes orientation sessions scheduled throughout the year.

Job Details:

• Schedule: Nights shift, 12 hours per shift, with a minimum of 36 hours per week.
• Required Qualifications: Two (2) years of previous stepdown experience, Illinois state license, drivers license, work history/resume, skills checklist completed within the past year, license verification, certification copies, one supervisory reference, and must have a taxable address outside of 50 miles from the facility (or within a 10% rate reduction if local to Madison, WI).
• Preferred Qualifications: Experience with chest tubes, femstops, trachs, central lines, CBIs, drains, and medications such as Amiodarone, Cardizem, Nitro, Insulin, Heparin, Dopamine, Dobutamine, Isuprel, Milrinone, and Argatroban with some titration.
• Additional Information: Orientation scheduled on multiple dates throughout the year starting January 12, 2026. This role involves maintaining a patient ratio of approximately 1:7, with travel needs expected to help reduce this ratio. The contract duration ranges from 8 to 13 weeks with a 48-hour weekly guarantee. The candidate must have at least two years of stepdown experience and hold BLS and ACLS certifications from the American Heart Association.

Benefits
The benefits of taking a travel assignment with Cross Country include:

• 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

Other

As one of the leading suppliers of travel healthcare professionals and a Best of Staffing® Talent Award winner, Cross Country Nurses offers thousands of opportunities for healthcare professionals across the country. We have relationships with more than 2,500 healthcare facilities nationwide and offer excellent compensation and one of the most comprehensive benefits packages in the industry. Have the freedom to decide where you want to work and take your career where you want it to go when you travel with us.