Travel Nurse RN - PCU - Progressive Care Unit - $2,002 per week
Care Career — Winston Salem, NC
$2,002/wk
Apply now- Specialty
- PCU
- Type
- Travel
- Shift
- Nights
- Hours
- 36/week
- Duration
- 13 weeks
- Start
- 08/23/2026
Job description
Care Career is seeking a travel nurse RN PCU - Progressive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in Winston Salem, North Carolina.
Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty: PCU - Progressive Care Unit
- Discipline: RN
- Start Date: 08/23/2026
- Duration: 13 weeks
- 36 hours per week
- Shift: 12 hours, nights
- Employment Type: Travel
Facility
- Facility: Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center
- Location: Winston-Salem, North Carolina
- Hospital Size: 885 licensed beds
- Level I Trauma Center
- Teaching Hospital / Academic Medical Center
- Chest Pain Center
- Stroke Center
Contract Details
- Position: Registered Nurse (RN) – PCU (Transitioning to ICU)
- Shift: 12-Hour Nights (6:30 PM – 7:00 AM)
- Hours: 36 hours/week
- Contract Length: 13 Weeks
- Guaranteed Hours: 36 hours/week
Unit Information
- New unit opening February 3, 2026
- Starts as a High Acuity PCU
- Will transition to a Cardiac ICU by the end of 2026
- 10–12 beds
Experience Requirements
- Minimum 2 years of ICU or PCU experience
- CVICU experience preferred
- Beginning late September/early October 2026, 2 years of ICU-specific experience will be required
- First-time travelers accepted
Patient Population
- CHF
- Cardiomyopathy
- Cardiac Tamponade
- Shock
- STEMI/NSTEMI
- Post-Cardiac Catheterization
- Dysrhythmias & Arrhythmias
- Post Pacemaker/Ablation
- External & Temporary Pacemakers
- Post-CABG/Open Heart
- Heart Transplants
- Post-Vascular Surgery (AAA, Fem-Pop, EVAR)
Patient Ratios
- Initially 1:3–4
- After transition to ICU 1:2–3
Required Certifications
- BLS
- ACLS
- NIHSS
Required Skills
- General ICU & PCU nursing
- Swan-Ganz catheter experience
- Impella experience
- Wound care & dressing changes
- Defibrillation
- EKG interpretation
- Cardioversion
- Post-arrest care
- Manage & remove sheaths
- BiPAP/CPAP/High-Flow Oxygen
- Chest tubes
- Tracheostomy care
- Arterial lines
- IV drips (Pressors, Cardiac, Sedation)
- Fresh Open Heart patients (once unit becomes ICU)
Preferred Skills
- LVAD experience
- Post-Cardiac Transplant experience
- IABP experience (after ICU transition)
- No ECMO required
Support Staff
- CNA
- Charge Nurse (No patient assignment)
- Manager & Assistant Nurse Manager
- Phlebotomy Team
- PICC Team
- Resource Nurse
- Respiratory Therapy (24/7)
- Hospitalist (24/7)
- Intensivist (24/7)
- Resident Physicians
- Remote Telemetry Monitoring
Equipment & Systems
- EMR: EPIC
- IV Pump: Alaris
- Medication System: Omnicell
Floating
- May float to:
- 7 Ardmore
- 7 Reynolds
- 5 Reynolds
- Day Hospital
- 5CC West
- Other units within scope of practice
About Care Career
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Benefits
- Referral bonus
- Weekly pay
- Medical benefits
- Continuing Education
- Dental benefits
- Vision benefits