Travel ICU RN - $1,840 per week

American Traveler is seeking a travel nurse RN PCU - Progressive Care Unit Med Surg for a travel nursing job in Beaufort, South Carolina.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: PCU - Progressive Care Unit
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 08/19/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, days
• Employment Type: Travel

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Days, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Aug 19, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is seeking an RN for a Stepdown/PCU position requiring frequent floating to ICU and MedSurg units, ICU experience, and a SC or compact RN license.

Details

• bed
• Stepdown/PCU unit within a hospital setting
• Day shift 3x12 hours (7:00-19:00)
• Patient ratios vary by unit: Stepdown 1:4-5, ICU 1:2, MedSurg 1:5-6
• Frequent floating required across Stepdown, ICU, and MedSurg units
• Every other weekend (EOW) required
• Weekly orientation held every Wednesday
• Cares for patients on non-titrating drips including Amiodarone, NTG, Cardizem, Lopressor, and Cardene
• Manages vascular patients including fem-pop and CEA cases
• Treats NSTEMI patients and those status-post cardiac catheterization with intervention
• Provides care for CIWA patients receiving IVP Ativan
• Manages peritoneal dialysis and hemodialysis (in Dialysis Department)
• Cares for patients on stable BiPAP, heated high-flow oxygen (<80%), and home ventilators (Trilogy)
• Performs wound care and nebulizer treatments
• Uses Meditech EMR

Requirements

• Active SC or compact RN license required
• BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS certifications required
• Minimum 2 years of PCU/Stepdown/ICU experience required
• ICU experience required due to floating expectations
• Meditech charting experience preferred
• Comfort floating between Stepdown, ICU, and MedSurg units required
• Skilled in central line, PICC line, and peripheral line care/management
• Experience with blood product administration and IV therapy/phlebotomy
• Respiratory care skills including BiPAP/CPAP management, chest tube care, and tracheostomy management
• Experience titrating cardiac and vasoactive drips
• Skilled in interpretation and management of cardiac dysrhythmias
• Experience with wound care/wound vac and isolation precautions/PPE
• Cardiovascular experience including pacemaker management and pre/post cardiac catheterization care

Additional Information

• Must reside outside a 50-mile radius of the facility to qualify for travel rate
• Local candidates within the 50-mile radius are not accepted
• Must wear royal blue and white scrubs
• Expected to work some holidays and weekends in rotation with staff
• RTO must be approved prior to assignment start; minimal to no RTO permitted, especially during the first weeks of the assignment
• Previous employees must have been gone for at least 1 year and in good standing at time of departure to be considered
• Floating is conducted in rotation with staff and aligned with clinical experience, following Joint Commission standards including appropriate orientation to new units
• First-time travelers may be considered as travel experience is preferred but not required

American Traveler Job ID #P-738813. 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 - ICU

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