Travel Progressive Care Unit RN - $2,485 per week

Cross Country Nurses is seeking a travel nurse RN PCU - Progressive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in Louisville, Kentucky.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: PCU - Progressive Care Unit
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 11/09/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, nights
• Employment Type: Travel

Job Summary
Progressive Care Unit (PCU) Registered Nurse (RN) in a healthcare facility. This role involves providing specialized care for post-operative cardiac patients, including those recovering from coronary bypass grafts, valve surgeries, and various cardiac conditions. The position requires administering and monitoring advanced treatments and collaborating within a multidisciplinary team to ensure optimal patient outcomes.

Job Details

• Unit Information: 16-bed Heart Progressive Care Unit (PCU) with an average patient census, specializing in post-op Coronary Bypass Graft, Valve surgery, Chest pain, Dysrhythmia with pre/post Pacemaker/AICD placement, pre/post Cath Lab, CHF
• Schedule: Nights shift, 12-hour shifts, minimum 36 hours per week
• Qualifications: Valid BLS and NIHSS certifications. ACLS preferred. Required to have relevant skills in heart rhythm interpretation, trach care, chest tube management, PIV starts, phlebotomy, post-op heart surgeries. Experience with drips such as Heparin, Primacor, amiodarone, dobutamine
• Support within the Department: 2 PCA/CNA on days, 1 CNA on night shift, unit coordinator during daytime, charge RN on assignment, 24/7 Respiratory Therapy, limited IV/VAT team support for stat/blood cultures/specialty draws, remote telemonitoring
• Technology/Equipment: Cernero EMR, Plum ICU Medical IV Pumps, Philips monitors, Omnicell medication dispensing, hospital-specific equipment, and unit-specific supplies
• Float: Float rotation may be required to Medical Surgical and other Intermediate Care Units, with at least 1-hour notification prior to shift
• Orientation: 8 hours of online modules, NVCI class, nursing orientation class, Thursday day shift orientation scheduled 0645-1915 plus 1 additional orientation shift

Benefits

• The benefits of taking a travel assignment with Cross Country include:
  • Private housing or generous housing allowance
  • Comprehensive health insurance with prescription coverage
  • Dependent health insurance with prescription coverage
  • Competitive salaries
  • Referral bonuses
  • Travel reimbursement
  • 401(k) retirement plan
  • Direct deposit/free checking
  • Unlimited free CE credits

Cross Country Job ID #1331233. 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: Registered Nurse / Progressive Care Unit

About Cross Country Nurses

Benefits

• 401k retirement plan
• Referral bonus