Travel PCU Charge RN - $2,239 per week

American Traveler is seeking a travel nurse RN PCU - Progressive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in Mt. Vernon, Illinois.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: PCU - Progressive Care Unit
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 11/30/2026
• 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: Nov 30, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring a Charge RN for a Progressive Care Unit (PCU) requiring IL RN licensure, charge experience, and cardiac telemetry skills on night shift.

Details

• PCU setting managing a 32-bed unit
• Night shift schedule, 3x12-hour shifts (7:00 PM-7:30 AM)
• Works Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday each week
• Patient ratio of 1:4
• Holiday rotation required, no weekends
• Epic EMR experience required
• Cardiac telemetry monitoring and emergency response duties, including IV starts, chest tubes, cardiac drips, and bedside cardioversion
• Cares for patients with COPD, CAD, CHF, AFib, sepsis, and COVID

Requirements

• Active IL RN license required
• BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS certifications required
• Minimum 1 year of relevant experience required
• Previous charge nurse experience required
• Prior travel nursing experience required
• Community hospital experience preferred
• Skilled in IV therapy, cardiac drip management, and dysrhythmia interpretation
• Experience managing cardiac and vasoactive drips (titration preferred)

Additional Information

• Serves as a charge nurse and resource for newer staff on the unit
• Responsible for cardiac monitoring, emergency response, and rapid response/code team coordination
• Navy scrubs required
• First-time travelers are accepted
• Candidates must have completed their last travel assignment within the past year or taken a 6-month break before reapplying as a traveler
• Local candidates within a 70-mile radius are not accepted

American Traveler Job ID #P-781441. 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 - Progressive Care Unit

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