Job Description
Bestica is seeking a travel nurse RN PCU - Progressive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in Olympia, Washington.
Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty: PCU - Progressive Care Unit
- Discipline: RN
- Start Date: 11/20/2026
- Duration: 13 weeks
- 36 hours per week
- Shift: 12 hours, nights
- Employment Type: Travel
Travel Registered Nurse – Progressive Care Unit (PCU)
Olympia, Washington | 13 Weeks | ️ Start Date: November 17, 2026
Join the nursing team at Providence St. Peter Hospital in Olympia, WA, providing specialized care to adult and geriatric patients with complex cardiac and medical conditions.
Assignment Highlights
- Specialty: Progressive Care Unit (PCU)
- Location: Olympia, WA
- Facility: Providence St. Peter Hospital
- Contract Length: 13 weeks
- Start Date: November 17, 2026
- Shift: Nights, 3×12-hour shifts
- Shift Hours: 7:00 PM–7:30 AM
- Patient Ratio: 1:4 on weekends
- Weekend Requirement: Every other weekend
- Floating: Required to similar units within scope
- Charting System: Epic
- Patient Population: Adults and geriatrics
- Travel Experience: Not required
- Pre-Approved Time Off: One request permitted
Your Responsibilities
- Provide nursing care to patients with complex cardiac and medical conditions.
- Monitor cardiac rhythms and recognize and manage dysrhythmias.
- Administer and manage cardiac drips without titration, following facility protocols.
- Provide care for patients with CHF, TAVR, sepsis, chest pain, syncope, and cardiac arrhythmias.
- Assist with temporary pacemaker management, cardioversion, sheath removal, and groin-site management.
- Perform central-line, PICC-line, peripheral-line, and IV therapy care.
- Support respiratory care, including oxygen administration, BiPAP/CPAP, and high-flow nasal cannula.
- Respond to emergencies and collaborate with rapid response teams.
- Float to similar units as required.
✅ Required Qualifications
- Minimum 1 year of nursing experience
- Current BLS certification
- Experience in PCU, cardiac telemetry, and telemetry nursing
- Ability to care for patients with complex cardiac and medical conditions
- Willingness to float to similar units within scope
⭐ Preferred Qualifications
- ACLS certification
- Experience interpreting arterial blood gases (ABGs)
- Tracheostomy care and management
- Feeding-tube care and management
- Procedural sedation administration and monitoring
- Wound care and wound-vac management
- Post-cardiac angiogram and pre/post-cardiac catheterization care
- Pre/post-cardiac surgery and sheath removal
- Hemodialysis management and renal failure care
Unit & Facility Details
- Unit: Progressive Care Unit
- Unit Capacity: 27 beds
- Daily Census: Approximately 27 patients
- Patient Conditions: CHF, TAVR, sepsis, cardiac arrhythmias, chest pain, syncope, temporary pacemaker management, and other cardiac/medical diagnoses
- Support Services: IV team, respiratory services, physical therapy, phlebotomy, radiology, pharmacy, social services, and rapid response teams
- Orientation: 24 hours
Important Contract Details
- Overtime: After 40 hours per week, according to the contract's overtime multiplier
- COVID-19 Vaccine: Not required
- Flu Vaccine: Facility policy not specified
- Holiday Coverage: Facility-observed holidays may apply.
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About Bestica
We are a trusted provider of solutions in Information Technology and Healthcare sectors to the DoD, Federal and Commercial markets. Our guiding principle and core values help us care for our people and the community; and build a culture of excellence which in turn helps us achieve our organizational objective of exceeding customer’s expectations in each and every project. Headquartered in San Antonio, TX, we were founded in 2005 and are certified as an 8(a) Business.
Benefits
- Referral bonus
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Olympia, WA |
| Industry | Government and Military |
| Company Size | 50 to 99 employees |
| Year Founded | 2005 |
| Website | http://www.bestica.com/ |
About Company
We are a trusted provider of solutions in Information Technology and Healthcare sectors to the DoD, Federal and Commercial markets. Our guiding principle and core values help us care for our people and the community; and build a culture of excellence which in turn helps us achieve our organizational objective of exceeding customer’s expectations in each and every project. Headquartered in San Antonio, TX, we were founded in 2005 and believe our success is a direct result of hard work and outstanding employee dedication. Our environment is dynamic, friendly, and collaborative. We foster a positive culture, where innovation and synergy are encouraged to build our workplace into a community of like-minded, passionate people.
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