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Job Title: Registered Nurse (PCU) — 12H Days (07/27/2026 Start)

Join a supportive PCU environment with 12-hour day shifts and a team built to help you succeed. This role offers a competitive hourly pay rate of $50.25 with strong benefits and weekly pay via direct deposit. If you’re looking for a stepdown opportunity with a clear schedule and a facility that values travelers, this is the assignment for you—start on 07/27/2026.



Registered Nurse - PCU (12H Days)
Quick Facts

  • Location: Not specified (a leading facility in the area)

  • Start Date: 07/27/2026

  • End Date/Duration: Not specified

  • Shift: 12H Days

  • Hours/week: Not specified

  • Employment Type: Contract/Travel assignment (details not specified)

  • License/Certs: RN licensure (and required certifications listed below)

  • Experience: 2 years PCU RN experience (first-time travelers must meet acute care RN experience requirement listed below)


Pay & Benefits

  • Hourly Pay Rate: $50.25

  • Benefits include:

    • Competitive pay packages

    • Weekly pay schedule via direct deposit (W-2)

    • Comprehensive medical benefits (W-2)

    • Robust referral bonus program

    • 24/7 dedicated team committed to your success

    • Paid sick time in accordance with applicable state/federal/local laws

    • Licensure/certification, travel and other reimbursements when applicable




What You’ll Do

  • Provide patient care in a PCU/stepdown setting with appropriate monitoring and interventions

  • Manage patients with cardiac stepdown needs and medical stepdown overflow conditions

  • Deliver care for patients post-procedures/surgery and with complex monitoring, including frequent reassessment

  • Perform/assist with critical support tasks such as titrating ordered therapies (per facility protocols)

  • Coordinate care using the facility’s EMR system and maintain accurate documentation

  • Collaborate with the unit care team, including nursing support staff and available clinicians

  • Support safe transitions across units as assigned during orientation/after placement (when applicable)


What You Need

Required


  • 2 years PCU RN experience

  • BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS

  • Ability to complete required compliance testing: PASS an EKG competency exam prior to arrival

  • RN licensure (active/maintained)



Preferred


  • LVAD certification (preferred for 2 West only)



Traveler note (if applicable):


  • First-time travelers must have 2 years of perm staff (acute care) RN experience.

  • If previously a perm staff traveler assignment exists, travelers must be separated by 1 year.


About the Assignment

This PCU role supports a stepdown environment with cardiac stepdown and medical stepdown patient populations. You’ll be oriented with hospital onboarding followed by unit training, and you’ll work a structured weekend rotation as scheduled.




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