Travel PCU RN - $2,347 per week

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

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: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced RN for an Intermediate Care/Stepdown unit position requiring telemetry reading skills and chest tube comfort on night shifts.

Details

• Acute care Intermediate Care/Stepdown unit with 32 private beds
• Cares for patients with COPD, CHF, diabetes, sepsis, renal conditions, DKA, alcohol withdrawal, overdoses, pneumonia, respiratory conditions, and neuro/surgical/cardiac cases
• Manages Bipap, Cpap, trachs, chest tubes, NG tubes, PICC lines, and central lines, including ablation/cath lab and dialysis patients
• Nurse to patient ratio of 3-4 patients per nurse
• EPIC EMR and Pyxis medication dispensing system used
• Three 12-hour night shifts per week with rotating weekends and holidays
• Travelers are first to float, with ICU float eligibility for those with extensive ICU experience, otherwise to Gen Med floors
• Float assignment ratios adjust by unit (e.g. ICU 2 patients, Gen Med 5-6 patients)

Requirements

• Active IL RN license required
• BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS certifications required (AHA)
• Minimum 2 years of RN experience required
• Must be able to read telemetry strips and be comfortable managing chest tubes
• EPIC EMR experience preferred

Additional Information

• Provide direct patient care across a wide range of medical and stepdown conditions
• One day of orientation with the education team plus one day of floor orientation
• Scrubs required, any color permitted
• Holiday and weekend rotation required as part of scheduling
• COVID vaccination not required for this facility
• Local candidates welcome, with local rates available within 50 miles of the facility

American Traveler Job ID #P-782019. 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 - Intermediate Care

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