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Description
Care Career is seeking a travel nurse RN PCU - Progressive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in Winston Salem, North Carolina.
Job Description & Requirements
Specialty: PCU - Progressive Care Unit
Discipline: RN
Start Date: 08/23/2026
Duration: 13 weeks
36 hours per week
Shift: 12 hours, nights
Employment Type: Travel
Facility
Facility: Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center
Location: Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Hospital Size: 885 licensed beds
Level I Trauma Center
Teaching Hospital / Academic Medical Center
Chest Pain Center
Stroke Center
Contract Details
Position: Registered Nurse (RN) – PCU (Transitioning to ICU)
Shift: 12-Hour Nights (6:30 PM – 7:00 AM)
Hours: 36 hours/week
Contract Length: 13 Weeks
Guaranteed Hours: 36 hours/week
Unit Information
New unit opening February 3, 2026
Starts as a High Acuity PCU
Will transition to a Cardiac ICU by the end of 2026
10–12 beds
Experience Requirements
Minimum 2 years of ICU or PCU experience
CVICU experience preferred
Beginning late September/early October 2026, 2 years of ICU-specific experience will be required
First-time travelers accepted
Patient Population
CHF
Cardiomyopathy
Cardiac Tamponade
Shock
STEMI/NSTEMI
Post-Cardiac Catheterization
Dysrhythmias & Arrhythmias
Post Pacemaker/Ablation
External & Temporary Pacemakers
Post-CABG/Open Heart
Heart Transplants
Post-Vascular Surgery (AAA, Fem-Pop, EVAR)
Patient Ratios
Initially 1:3–4
After transition to ICU 1:2–3
Required Certifications
BLS
ACLS
NIHSS
Required Skills
General ICU & PCU nursing
Swan-Ganz catheter experience
Impella experience
Wound care & dressing changes
Defibrillation
EKG interpretation
Cardioversion
Post-arrest care
Manage & remove sheaths
BiPAP/CPAP/High-Flow Oxygen
Chest tubes
Tracheostomy care
Arterial lines
IV drips (Pressors, Cardiac, Sedation)
Fresh Open Heart patients (once unit becomes ICU)
Preferred Skills
LVAD experience
Post-Cardiac Transplant experience
IABP experience (after ICU transition)
No ECMO required
Support Staff
CNA
Charge Nurse (No patient assignment)
Manager & Assistant Nurse Manager
Phlebotomy Team
PICC Team
Resource Nurse
Respiratory Therapy (24/7)
Hospitalist (24/7)
Intensivist (24/7)
Resident Physicians
Remote Telemetry Monitoring
Equipment & Systems
EMR: EPIC
IV Pump: Alaris
Medication System: Omnicell
Floating
May float to:
7 Ardmore
7 Reynolds
5 Reynolds
Day Hospital
5CC West
Other units within scope of practice
About Care Career
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