Travel Med Surg / Stepdown RN - $1,839 per week

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

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: PCU - Progressive Care Unit
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 10/21/2026
• 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: Oct 21, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring a Night Shift RN for a MedSurg/Stepdown position requiring SC or compact RN licensure and 2 years of MedSurg experience.

Details

• Works in a combined MedSurg and Stepdown/PCU unit setting
• Frequently floats to PCU/Stepdown and other MS/Tele units
• Patient ratios are approximately 1:4-5 on Stepdown and 1:5-6 on MedSurg
• Night shift schedule, 3x12 hours (18:45-7:15)
• Weekday shifts with every other weekend required
• Floating and holiday coverage required as needed
• Uses Meditech EMR system

Requirements

• Active SC RN license or compact license required
• Minimum 2 years of MedSurg experience required
• Stepdown/PCU experience required in addition to MedSurg experience
• Required certifications: BLS, ACLS, NIHSS
• Skilled in starting and maintaining IVs
• Must be comfortable working in both MedSurg and Stepdown/PCU settings
• Candidates must not have any license or background check issues

Additional Information

• Care for adult MedSurg and Stepdown/PCU patients, including cardiac, respiratory, neurological, and renal cases
• Comfortable managing dysrhythmias, telemetry monitoring, and cardiac drip titration
• Experience with wound care, isolation precautions, and PPE preferred
• Scrubs not provided; royal blue/white scrub color required
• Must live outside a 50-mile radius of the facility to qualify for travel assignment
• Previous staff must have been gone at least 1 year and departed in good standing to be eligible for rehire
• First-time travelers are accepted
• Pediatric experience not required; travelers without pediatric experience will not be assigned pediatric patients
• Minimal to no RTO accepted, especially during the first weeks of the assignment

American Traveler Job ID #P-767984. 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: Travel RN - Telemetry - Stepdown

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