Registered Nurse PCU | 12-Hour Nights in Shreveport, LA
Join a 13-week PCU travel assignment at a leading facility in Shreveport, Louisiana, supporting a 12-bed unit with neuro, cardiac, and stepdown patient populations. Earn
$52.26 per hour with weekly direct deposit, comprehensive medical benefits, and dedicated support throughout your assignment. Night-shift scheduling includes alternating 3- and 4-shift weeks with no call.
Quick Facts
- Location: Shreveport, Louisiana
- Start Date: 10/19/2026
- End Date/Duration: 01/16/2027; approximately 13 weeks
- Shift: Nights, 12-hour shifts
- Hours/Week: 3648 hours, alternating 3- and 4-shift weeks
- Employment Type: Travel contract
- License/Certifications: Registered Nurse; BLS, ACLS, and NIH
- Experience: Minimum 2 years of acute-care RN experience
Pay & Benefits
- Hourly Pay Rate: $52.26 per hour
- Competitive pay packages
- Weekly pay via direct deposit
- Comprehensive medical benefits for W-2 employees
- Robust referral bonus program
- 24/7 dedicated team support
- Paid sick time in accordance with applicable state, federal, and local laws
- Licensure, certification, travel, and other reimbursements when applicable
What Youll Do
- Provide nursing care for PCU and stepdown patients requiring close clinical monitoring.
- Care for patients with CVA/TIA, spinal surgical conditions, atrial fibrillation with rapid ventricular response, DKA, hypertension, COPD, acute respiratory failure, and post-cardiac catheterization needs.
- Administer and monitor titratable infusions, including Cardene, Cardizem, insulin, heparin, Neo-Synephrine, and Levophed.
- Perform cardiac monitoring and document or print rhythm strips as required.
- Manage chest tubes, tracheostomies, peritoneal dialysis, and lumbar CSF drains as applicable.
- Collaborate with hospitalists, respiratory therapy, rehabilitation services, phlebotomy, and IV/VAT support.
- Float to stepdown or medical-surgical units as needed while maintaining safe patient care.
What You Need
Required- Current Registered Nurse license.
- BLS certification.
- ACLS certification.
- NIH certification.
- At least 2 years of acute-care RN experience.
- Experience with PCU, stepdown, or comparable acute-care nursing.
- Ability to complete and pass an EKG competency exam before arrival.
- Experience managing titratable drips.
Preferred- Experience with chest tube management, tracheostomies, peritoneal dialysis, i-STAT testing, or lumbar CSF drains.
- Previous travel nursing experience.
About the Assignment
This assignment is based on a 12-bed PCU serving complex neuro, cardiac, surgical, and stepdown overflow patients. The unit offers cardiac monitoring in each patient room, in-house respiratory therapy and hospitalist support, and access to physical, occupational, and speech therapy. The schedule includes every-other-weekend rotation, two out of three holidays, and no call.
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