Travel PCU RN - $2,077 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: 12/14/2026
• 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: Dec 14, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 2

Description

American Traveler is hiring a Registered Nurse for a Progressive Care Unit (PCU) position requiring Epic experience and a VA state or compact RN license.

Details

• Night shift schedule with 3x12 hour shifts, 6:45pm-7:15am
• Weekend requirement of every other weekend or 6 weekend shifts within a 6-week scheduling block
• Epic EMR experience required for charting
• 1:5 patient ratio serving adult and geriatric populations
• Unit specializes in Hospitalist Medicine patients with renal and other medical diagnoses
• One bed dedicated to chronic ventilator patients
• Functions as an alternative unit for gastrointestinal, pulmonary, and other surgical or procedural patients covered by hospitalists
• Floating required within skillset

Requirements

• Active Virginia State or Compact RN license required; single-state license from non-compact state accepted pending licensure
• Current certifications: ACLS, BLS, and NIHSS
• Minimum 1 year of nursing experience required, 2 years preferred
• Experience in PCU/DOU/IMC/Stepdown settings required
• Epic charting experience required
• Cardiac monitoring and emergency response skills, including interpretation and management of dysrhythmias
• Experience managing cardiac drips without titration
• IV therapy, phlebotomy, blood product administration, and central/peripheral line care and management
• Respiratory support skills including nasal cannula, oxygen administration, and non-invasive airway management
• Experience with rapid response/code teams and maintaining isolation precautions
• Two professional references required for consideration

Additional Information

• Provide care to adult and geriatric patients in a Progressive Care Unit setting within a Level I Trauma Center and Magnet-designated teaching hospital
• Must work one holiday per 13-week contract, with two holidays required during the winter holiday period (Thanksgiving, Christmas/Christmas Eve, New Year's Eve/New Year's Day)
• Facility allows one call-off shift per 2-week period
• First-time travelers may be considered if experience is at a large facility
• Local candidates may be accepted depending on radius rule criteria
• Candidates residing within 100 miles are generally considered local and not accepted, with limited exceptions for certain inpatient RN assignments at reduced eligibility or bill rate
• 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, with case-by-case exceptions reviewed by facility leadership

American Traveler Job ID #P-785492. 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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