Travel PCU RN - $2,492 per week

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

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: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring a Registered Nurse for a PCU/Stepdown position requiring cardiac drip titration experience and a WA or compact RN license.

Details

• Progressive Care Unit (PCU)/Stepdown setting within a short-term acute care, Level II Trauma Center and Level II Pediatric Trauma teaching hospital
• Night shift schedule, 3x12-hour shifts from 19:00 to 7:00
• Patient ratios of 1:4-5
• Every other weekend required
• No on-call requirements
• May float to Telemetry or Medical-Surgical floors if overstaffed, with travelers floating first
• Uses Epic charting system

Requirements

• Active WA or compact RN license required in hand at submission
• BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS certifications required
• Minimum of 1 year of recent experience required
• Epic EMR experience required
• Cardiac drip titration and management experience required
• Experience with cardiac monitoring, dysrhythmia interpretation, and management
• Experience with procedural sedation administration and monitoring
• Skills in respiratory care including BiPAP/CPAP management and chest tube management (Emerson/PleurEvac) preferred
• Neurological/psychiatric care experience preferred, including craniotomy, CVA, pre/post neurosurgery, spinal cord injury, and traumatic brain injury
• Two supervisory references covering 1 year of employment within the last 3 years required
• Full SSN and DOB required for consideration

Additional Information

• Provide direct patient care in a stepdown/PCU setting for medically complex patients requiring close monitoring
• Scrub color is any color for RNs
• No fee for parking at the facility
• Candidates may select one holiday to work, either Thanksgiving or Christmas, but not both
• Must commit to working 3 of the 5 major holidays (Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Eve, New Year's Day)
• All RTO and scheduling requests must be submitted upfront; post-submittal requests may not be granted
• First-time travelers are welcome to apply
• Former permanent staff must wait at least 3 months before returning as a traveler and must not live within 50 miles of the facility
• Local candidates accepted at a lower bill rate
• Candidates must live outside a 50-mile radius to qualify for the travel pay rate
• May be required to float between sister facilities within the health system

American Traveler Job ID #P-783314. 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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