Travel PCU RN - $2,190 per week

American Traveler is seeking a travel nurse RN PCU - Progressive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in Manchester, New Hampshire.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: PCU - Progressive Care Unit
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: ASAP
• 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 9, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 2

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced RN for a Progressive Care Unit position requiring telemetry and chest tube experience on night shifts.

Details

• Progressive Care Unit (C200) with 10 beds
• Day shift staffed with 1 charge, 3 RNs, 1 LNA, and PRN sitter
• Night shift staffed with 1 charge, 2 RNs, 1 LNA, and PRN sitter
• Patient ratios of 3-4:1
• Primarily cardio-thoracic and vascular surgical patients with occasional medical progressive care cases
• Equipment includes IV pumps, telemetry monitors, Hoyer/stand lifts, bladder scanner, Bair Hugger, rapid transfuser, chest tubes, vein finder, high flow nasal cannula, BiPAP/CPAP, and epicardial/transvenous pacers
• Uses Sunrise EMR
• Night shift schedule from 7:00 PM to 7:00 AM
• Floating required to Progressive Care and telemetry units
• Works every third weekend with no on-call requirement
• Unit performs procedures including pericardiocentesis with drains, thoracentesis, and chest tube insertion

Requirements

• Active RN license (NH state or compact) required at time of consideration
• Current BLS and ACLS certifications required
• Minimum 1 year of recent experience in telemetry/PCU specialty required
• Must be comfortable with chest tubes
• Experience with cardiac drips such as dobutamine, dopamine, and Levophed preferred
• External pacemaker experience preferred
• No gaps in work history of 90 days or more within the past 12 months

Additional Information

• Provide care to cardiac, thoracic, and vascular surgical patients in a progressive care setting
• Best suited for an organized yet adaptable personality
• Must reside outside a 50-mile radius of the facility, no local candidates accepted
• First-time travelers may be considered

American Traveler Job ID #P-773256. 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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