Travel PCU RN - $2,057 per week

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

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: PCU - Progressive Care Unit
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 11/16/2026
• 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 16, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an RN for a Progressive Care Unit (PCU) night shift position requiring a CO or compact RN license and 2+ years of stepdown experience.

Details

• Acute care setting in a 36-bed Progressive Care Unit (Stepdown)
• Patient ratios of 1:3 to 1:4
• Common diagnoses include cardiac, respiratory compromise, and post-procedure recovery cases
• Night shift schedule with 6-9 weekend shifts within a 6-week schedule
• EPIC EMR used for charting
• Tele monitor system is GE with rhythm strips documented on paper and verified by RN
• Nurse aides available at a 1:12 ratio
• Charge RN does not carry a patient assignment
• Self-scheduling and block scheduling options available
• May float to other acuity levels including ICU (low acuity holds), PCU/Stepdown, and MS-Tele
• May float within Zone 1 (PEN, SFH, SFI, SMC, STM)
• Call or standby requirements determined by nurse manager

Requirements

• Active CO or compact RN license required
• BLS and ACLS certification (AHA) required
• Minimum 2 years of RN experience required
• BSN not required
• Able to manage non-invasive respiratory support such as BPAP and heated high-flow therapy
• Able to manage titratable drips per IMC unit policy, including cardiac, antihypertensive, metabolic, antiarrhythmic, and sedation/analgesia medications
• Chest tube management experience required
• Driver's license copy required for consideration

Additional Information

• Provide direct patient care for cardiac, respiratory, and post-procedure recovery patients in a stepdown unit
• Verify rhythm strips initially read by monitor techs
• Navy blue scrub color required
• Weekend coverage expected, with a minimum of six weekend shifts self-scheduled per six-week period
• Holiday coverage required
• Must reside at least 60 miles from the facility
• Clinicians must be in-state for orientation week, though initial modules may be completed remotely
• Candidates must not have been directly employed by any facility within the health system in the past year, though PRN employment through outside staffing firms is acceptable

American Traveler Job ID #P-778143. 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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