Travel Nurse RN - PCU - Progressive Care Unit - $2,571 per week

Med Ninjas
  • Rock Island, IL
  • $9 Per Hour
9 days ago

Job Description

Med Ninjas is seeking a travel nurse RN PCU - Progressive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in Rock Island, Illinois.

Job Description & Requirements

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

Job Summary (List Format):

- Participate as a clinical member of an interdisciplinary healthcare team, providing and managing patient care.
- May be required to float within the same discipline across local campuses as needed.
- Utilize EPIC electronic medical record system for documentation.
- Required orientation: 16 hours.
- Work schedule: 48 hours weekly guarantee; overtime billable after 48 hours/week.
- Contracts available for 8, 10, or 13 weeks.
- Expected to work 1-2 of 3 summer holidays (Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day).
- Maintain a patient ratio goal of 1:7; additional travelers will help further reduce this ratio.
- Must have at least 1 year of previous stepdown experience and completion of at least one travel contract (preferred).
- Required skills: management of chest tubes, femstops, trachs, CBIs, drains, central lines, and administration/titration of various critical care medications (e.g., Amiodarone, Cardizem, Nitro, Insulin, Heparin, Dopamine, Dobutamine, Isuprel, Milrinone, Argatroban).
- Must hold current state licenses in Illinois (required at submission) and Iowa (apply at offer).
- Certifications required: ACLS and BLS (AHA).
- Must submit driver's license, resume, skills checklist (within 1 year), license verification, required certifications, and at least one supervisory reference.
- Local candidates are allowed.
- Potential work locations include multiple trauma centers across the Quad Cities region (Rock Island - Level 1, Moline - Level 2, Madison/Sioux City/Bettendorf/Fort Dodge - Level 3, Muscatine - Level 4).

Compensation Details:
- On-call pay: $9/hr; charge/precept pay: $6/hr.
- Overtime/holiday: 1.15x pay; call-back: 1.5x pay (2-hour minimum).

Facility Information:
- Facility: UnityPoint Health - Trinity Rock Island (see [facility website]( /> - Regional Overview: Quad Cities area (IL/IA border)

Med Ninjas Job ID #15293. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined.

About Med Ninjas

At Med Ninjas, we make travel healthcare simple, so you can focus on what matters: caring for patients. We match nurses and allied professionals with assignments that fit their lives, backed by a team that actually picks up the phone.

We're a staffing agency built around one idea: healthcare professionals deserve a partner as invested in their success as they are in their patients'.

On assignment with Med Ninjas, you get medical, 401(k), housing/travel support, plus a dedicated recruiter who knows your name and your goals. With a 5.0 rating from our travelers, we earn that trust one assignment at a time.

Travel with confidence. Grow with Med Ninjas.

Benefits

  • 401k retirement plan
  • Medical benefits

Numbers & Facts

LocationRock Island, IL

Skills

  • Documentationunmatched
  • Electronic Medical Recordsunmatched
  • Epic Systemsunmatched
  • Healthcareunmatched
  • Medical Record Systemunmatched
  • Nursingunmatched
  • On Callunmatched
  • Patient Careunmatched
  • Progressive Care Unit (PCU)unmatched
  • Recruiting/Staffing Agencyunmatched
  • Registered Nurse (RN)unmatched

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