Travel PCU Float RN - $2,143 per week

American Traveler is seeking a travel nurse RN PCU - Progressive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in Prescott, Arizona.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: PCU - Progressive Care Unit
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 12/14/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, days
• Employment Type: Travel

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Days, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Dec 14, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced RN for a Med/Surg Float Pool position requiring at least 1 year of PCU experience and an active AZ or compact RN license.

Details

• Acute care hospital setting within the MedSurg Tele/PCU Float Pool spanning two campuses
• Float pool covers MedSurg Tele and PCU units, including inpatients holding in the ED
• West campus MedSurg has 95 beds divided into 4 areas with double-occupancy pods, average stepdown census of 20 across 14 rooms
• East campus NextCare includes 10 double-occupancy ICU and stepdown beds
• Patient population includes geriatric and ortho patients, post-cath lab and post-MI/CABG procedural patients
• Nurse to patient ratios of 1:4 in PCU and 1:5-6 in MedSurg Tele
• Required to titrate drips including Heparin, Cardizem, Amiodarone, Nitro, Dopamine, Dobutamine, and Insulin
• Uses CPAP, BiPAP, and Heated High Flow respiratory equipment, with CPAP/BiPAP used overnight in MedSurg
• Monitor techs cover tele monitoring in PCU and MedSurg Tele, while stepdown nurses must interpret strips independently
• Cerner EMR used for charting
• 12-hour day shifts on a 7a-7p schedule with every other weekend required
• Scheduled 6 weeks in advance in 4-week blocks, with flexibility expected due to float assignments
• Assigned to units via text notification 2 hours prior to shift start
• No call or standby requirements
• Nurse aids utilized across all units
• Charge nurse staffed on each unit and does not take patient assignments

Requirements

• Active AZ or Compact RN license required
• BLS and ACLS certifications required
• Minimum 1 year of PCU experience required
• Minimum 2 years of overall RN experience required
• Must be comfortable managing titratable drips and interpreting telemetry strips
• Must pass a dysrhythmia exam within two attempts prior to contract signing
• Copy of driver's license required for consideration
• Two professional references required: one supervisor from within the last 12 months and one peer or supervisor from within the last 3 years, including employment dates and rehire eligibility

Additional Information

• Provide direct patient care across MedSurg Tele and PCU units, floating between campuses as needed
• Travelers are expected to float first among staff
• Holiday coverage required as part of the permanent staff rotation
• 8-hour general hospital orientation followed by 12-hour shifts at both West MedTele and PCU units
• Dress code is solid color professional scrubs, transitioning to navy scrubs under updated facility guidelines
• Must complete a pass/fail sterile technique test for Foley catheter insertion and central line dressing changes on the first day of orientation
• Failure to pass the dysrhythmia or sterile technique exam after two attempts results in ineligibility for CommonSpirit Arizona and Sacramento facilities for 6 months
• Candidates must not have been directly employed by any CommonSpirit, CHI, or Dignity facility within the past year
• Must reside at least 50 miles from the facility
• Distance between the two campuses is approximately 20-25 minutes

American Traveler Job ID #P-784191. 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 - Med/Surg Float Pool

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