Registered Nurse / Progressive Care Unit

Job Summary:
Progressive Care Unit (PCU) registered nurses are sought in a healthcare facility within a highly collaborative and patient-centered environment. These positions involve providing specialized nursing care to adult patients with a wide range of medical conditions, requiring critical thinking, advanced clinical skills, and the ability to adapt to a fast-paced setting. This role offers an excellent opportunity for registered nurses to utilize their expertise while contributing to a team-oriented culture dedicated to delivering compassionate patient care.

Job Details:

• Location: The position is based in a healthcare organization with a focus on high-quality patient outcomes in a modern, well-equipped facility.
• Schedule: 12-hour shifts, scheduled on days with a minimum of 36 hours per week.
• Required Qualifications: Valid nursing licensure, Basic Life Support (BLS) certification, Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification, 0 years of relevant experience, and proficiency in critical thinking, EKG rhythm interpretation, cardiac drips, insulin drips, heparin drips, and peritoneal dialysis.
• Preferred Qualifications: Experience with bipaps, high flow oxygen, multiple oxygen delivery systems, stroke, and post-cardiac catheterization care. Additional skills include peripheral IV insertion, wound vac troubleshooting, and NG/dobhoff tube placement.
• Responsibilities: Providing comprehensive nursing care, performing procedures such as peritoneal dialysis, thoracentesis, paracentesis, chest tube insertions, and central line dressings. Ensuring hourly rounding on days and every two hours on nights, practicing effective communication using AIDET, and maintaining accurate documentation via Meditech.
• Float Policy: May require floating between PCU units or to med-surg floors as needed.
• Additional Information: The unit features self-scheduling, a "care like family" culture, team-oriented environment, and typically sees travelers extend their contracts after initial assignments. Most positions are filled with 2 to 3 nurses.

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.