Travel Progressive Care Unit RN - $2,577 per week

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

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: PCU - Progressive Care Unit
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 11/23/2026
• 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: Nov 23, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced RN for a Progressive Critical Care Unit night shift position requiring Epic EMR experience and ACLS certification.

Details

• Progressive Critical Care Unit caring for medically delicate and surgically complex adult patients
• Patient population includes respiratory failure, sepsis, closed head injuries, multi-system organ dysfunction, endocrine disorders, complex trauma, and surgical complications
• Average patient load is 3 high-acuity patients
• Manages advanced hemodynamics including pressor titration, antihypertensive drips, sedative and narcan drips, thrombolytics, a-lines, CVP, EVD, and ortho traction
• Utilizes HFNC, BiPAP/CPAP, and oxygen-dependent therapies
• Night shift schedule from 7:00 PM to 7:30 AM
• Works every other weekend with rotating holiday coverage
• 13-week assignment

Requirements

• Active NY RN license required
• BLS and ACLS certification required (AHA or RQI only)
• Minimum 2 years of recent experience in PCU or ICU required
• Epic EMR experience required
• Large-scale adult PCU experience or community hospital ICU experience preferred
• Competent in care of medical and surgical populations
• Must complete competency testing within 24 hours of consideration, with 2 attempts allowed to pass
• Minimum 1 supervisor or manager reference within the past year required (charge nurse references not accepted)
• No gaps in work history of 90+ days within the past 12 months
• US Social Security Number required; Canadian SIN not accepted
• Medical exemption required for flu vaccine declination; personal or religious exemptions not accepted

Additional Information

• Provide critical care nursing to medically and surgically complex patients
• Navy blue scrubs required
• Local candidates not accepted from Albany, Columbia, Dutchess, Fulton, Greene, Montgomery, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Ulster, Warren, and Washington counties
• No blocked scheduling permitted
• More than 3 call-outs within a 13-week period will result in contract termination, with make-up shifts required within 6 weeks
• RTO must be requested at time of consideration

American Traveler Job ID #P-772813. 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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