Travel PCU RN - $2,038 per week

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

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: PCU - Progressive Care Unit
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 08/24/2026
• 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: Aug 24, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring a Night Shift RN for a PCU (Pulmonary/GI) position requiring an active VA or compact RN license and Epic charting experience.

Details

• Hospitalist PCU unit with a primary Pulmonary/GI patient focus
• Serves adult and geriatric patients with a daily census of 27
• No ventilated patients on this unit
• Patient ratio of 1:5
• May work without CNA support
• Night shift schedule: 3x12s, 6:45p-7:15a
• Weekend requirement of EOW or 6 weekend shifts within a 6-week scheduling block
• Must work at least one holiday during the 13-week contract
• Facility may call off up to 1 shift per 2-week period
• Floating required within skillset
• Epic charting experience required

Requirements

• Active VA or Compact RN license required (single-state license from non-compact state accepted pending)
• Current ACLS, BLS, and NIHSS certifications
• Minimum 1 year of RN experience required
• Experience in PCU/DOU/IMC/Stepdown settings required
• Cardiac monitoring, emergency response, and dysrhythmia interpretation/management experience
• IV therapy, phlebotomy, blood product administration, and central/peripheral line care experience
• Experience with cardiac drips (Cardizem, no titration), Insulin drip protocol, Heparin drip protocol, and Amiodarone
• Respiratory support experience including nasal cannula, oxygen administration, and non-invasive airway management
• Experience with rapid response/code teams and isolation precautions
• Epic EMR experience required
• Charge experience preferred
• Level I Trauma Center and teaching hospital experience preferred

Additional Information

• Provide direct patient care in a hospitalist PCU setting focused on Pulmonary/GI cases
• Utilize rapid response/code teams and isolation precautions as needed
• Located within a Level I Trauma Center, Magnet-designated, academic teaching hospital affiliated with a medical school
• First-time travelers are welcome to apply
• Local candidates may be accepted; a radius rule applies for eligibility and bill rate considerations
• Previous employees (per diem or permanent) must have a minimum one-year separation before returning as a traveler
• Travelers who have worked 365 days on assignment are not eligible to return, regardless of separation period, though case-by-case exceptions may be reviewed
• All RTO and scheduling requests must be submitted upfront

American Traveler Job ID #P-738962. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36 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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