Travel Cardiovascular PCU RN - $2,072 per week

American Traveler is seeking a travel nurse RN Cardiac PCU - Progressive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in Asheville, North Carolina.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Cardiac PCU - Progressive Care Unit
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: ASAP
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, nights
• Employment Type: Travel

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Jul 23, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is seeking an experienced RN for a Cardiovascular Progressive Care Unit night shift position requiring stepdown and telemetry experience.

Details

• Work in the 4Heart Cardiovascular Progressive Care Unit (CVPC) of a hospital environment
• 40-bed cardiac surgery stepdown unit with a total staff of approximately 100
• Patient population includes CV and vascular surgery cases such as CABG, AVR, MVR, Bentall, TAVR, thoracic lung surgery, esophagogastrectomy, AAA repair, fem-pop bypass, and carotid endarterectomies
• Unit also receives overflow medical cardiology patients with diagnoses such as heart failure, DKA, chest pain, sepsis, and heart block
• Patient ratio of 1:5 RN to patient and 1:13 PCT to patient
• Uses Baxter IV pumps, CADD epidural pumps, and various lifts
• EMR system used is Cerner
• Night shift schedule from 6:45 PM to 7:15 AM
• 13-week assignment length
• No on-call requirements
• Minimum weekend requirement of 6 weekend shifts (Saturday/Sunday, day/night) per 6-week schedule period
• Floating required to any stepdown unit (1:5 ratio), medical-surgical unit (1:6-7 ratio), or ER inpatient holding area (1:6 ratio)

Requirements

• Active RN license (NC or Compact) currently in hand
• Current certifications: BLS and ACLS
• Minimum 2 years of RN experience required
• Stepdown experience required
• Telemetry experience required
• Prior CV surgery and vascular surgery population experience (open heart, TAVR, lobectomy, AAA repair, fem-pop bypass) within the past year preferred
• CVICU experience preferred
• No employment gaps of 90 days or more within the past 12 months
• US SSN and DOB required for consideration

Additional Information

• Perform epidural management, chest tube management, tube feedings, IV glucommander management, and cardiac drip management (phenylephrine, dobutamine, dopamine, milrinone, cardizem, amiodarone, insulin, heparin, nitroglycerin, ketamine)
• Team-oriented, fast-paced environment requiring flexibility
• Must be flexible to work holidays
• Dress code requires all navy scrubs, white tops with navy bottoms, or all white attire
• Must reside outside a 50-mile radius of the facility; no local candidates accepted
• First-time travelers may be considered

American Traveler Job ID #P-711586. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: Travel RN - Telemetry - Progressive Care Unit

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