Cross Country Nurses is seeking a travel nurse RN PCU - Progressive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in Springfield, Illinois.
Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty: PCU - Progressive Care Unit
- Discipline: RN
- Start Date: 12/07/2026
- Duration: 13 weeks
- 36 hours per week
- Shift: 12 hours, nights
- Employment Type: Travel
Job Summary
Registered Nurse, Intermediate Care Unit. The role supports adult patients in a fast-paced intermediate care setting with a typical 4:1 patient ratio. Responsibilities include telemetry monitoring, complex cardiac and neurological care, respiratory support, intravenous therapy, and collaboration with interdisciplinary teams.
Job Details
- Schedule: Night shifts, three 12-hour shifts from 6:45 PM to 7:15 AM, with a minimum of 36 hours per week. Four 12-hour shifts may be accommodated by preference. Every other weekend is required, and no on-call shifts are required.
- Required Qualifications:
- Minimum of 1 year of registered nursing experience.
- Travel nursing experience required.
- Active Illinois nursing license in hand at submission.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required.
- National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certification required.
- Experience in telemetry, neuro stepdown, progressive care, intermediate care, or stepdown settings.
- Experience interpreting and managing dysrhythmias, using telemetry monitoring, and responding to rapid response or code teams.
- Experience with cardiac care, including post-cardiac angiogram, myocardial infarction, cardiac catheterization, cardiac surgery, sheath removal, and transradial band management.
- Experience with feeding tube care, renal failure, pre- and post-hemodialysis management, and phlebotomy.
- Competency in arterial line management, blood product administration, central and peripheral line care, peripherally inserted central catheter management, port access, and starting intravenous lines.
- Experience administering and titrating cardiac and vasoactive drips, managing heparin protocols, patient-controlled analgesia, and procedural sedation.
- Experience caring for patients with craniotomy, cerebrovascular accident, neurosurgery, spinal cord injury, and traumatic brain injury.
- Experience with orthopedic trauma, peripheral nerve block catheters, total joint replacements, skin grafts, and surgical drains.
- Experience caring for ventilated patients and managing chest tubes, continuous positive airway pressure, bilevel positive airway pressure, high-flow nasal cannula, tracheostomies, noninvasive airways, oxygen delivery devices, and arterial blood gas interpretation.
- Knowledge of isolation precautions, wound care, and wound vacuum therapy.
- Preferred Qualifications:
- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification.
- Cerner charting experience.
- Teaching setting experience.
- Level I trauma experience.
- Additional Information:
- The assignment serves adult patients with a broad range of diagnoses.
- The unit is fast-paced with a high volume of patient throughput.
- Nurses must be able to care for patients with tracheostomies and ventilators.
- Solid-color scrubs are permitted.
- Interdisciplinary support includes physical therapy, respiratory services, interpretation services, phlebotomy, radiology, social services, rapid response teams, pharmacy, and unit secretary services.
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
Posted Date: 2026-10-18
Cross Country Job ID #1321607. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36.0 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: Registered Nurse / Intermediate Care Unit
About Cross Country Nurses
You care for others — we’re here to care for you. At Cross Country, we know travel nursing is about more than just the job. It’s about building a career that supports your lifestyle, your values, and your impact. We offer competitive pay, full benefits, and 24/7 support from a team that truly understands what it means to be on the front lines. Wherever your journey takes you, we’re with you every step of the way. Let’s build your best life — one assignment at a time.
Benefits
- 401k retirement plan
- Referral bonus