Travel Nurse RN - PCU - Progressive Care Unit - $2,574 per week
Care Career — Louisville, KY
$2,574/wk
Apply now- Specialty
- PCU
- Type
- Travel
- Shift
- Nights
- Hours
- 36/week
- Duration
- 13 weeks
- Start
- 11/15/2026
Job description
Care Career 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: 11/15/2026
- Duration: 13 weeks
- 36 hours per week
- Shift: 12 hours, nights
- Employment Type: Travel
RN – PCU (Progressive Care Unit) Job Breakdown
1. Position Details
- Position: Registered Nurse (RN) – PCU
- Facility: Jewish Hospital, 4 West PCU
- Specialty: Progressive Care / Stepdown
- Unit Beds: 21
- Patient Acuity: Moderate to high acuity
- Minimum Experience: 3 years of recent PCU, Stepdown, or Intermediate Care experience
- First-time travelers: Not accepted; must have completed at least one travel assignment.
2. Shift and Schedule
- Shift: Night shift
- Hours: 7:00 PM – 7:00 AM
- Schedule: 3 × 12-hour shifts per week
- Weekends: Every other weekend
- On-call: No
- Holidays: Must participate in holiday rotation.
- Floating: May float to similar units.
- Block scheduling: Not specified.
3. Required Certifications and Training
- BLS
- NIHSS
- Vistelar training specific to UofL
4. Required Clinical Skills
The candidate must be comfortable with:
- Continuous BiPAP
- High-flow nasal cannula
- Wound care, including pressure injuries and surgical wounds
- Negative-pressure wound dressings
- Interpreting cardiac rhythms
- Managing these drips:
- Heparin
- Lasix
- Amiodarone
- Cerner EMR experience, with a comfortability score of 3 or higher.
5. Patient Population and Common Diagnoses
Patients include moderate- to high-acuity cardiac, pulmonary, renal, and medical cases, such as:
- CHF and strict intake/output monitoring
- SVT, atrial fibrillation, and atrial flutter
- NSTEMI and coronary artery disease
- COPD exacerbations, cystic fibrosis, pneumonia, and pleural effusions requiring thoracentesis
- Respiratory failure
- Acute and chronic kidney failure
- Altered mental status
- Metabolic and electrolyte abnormalities
- Diabetes and anemia
6. Patient Ratios
- Listed ratio: 1:5
- The unit is described as high-acuity and fast-paced.
7. Equipment and Department Support
- EMR: Cerner
- IV pumps: ICU Medical
- Medication dispensing: Omnicell
- Monitors: Philips
- Other equipment: Oximizer, Sara Steady, and Hoyer lift
- Department support: PCA/CNA and unit coordinator/secretary
- Charge RN: Takes a patient assignment.
8. Floating and Orientation
- Floating: May float to similar units.
- Orientation: New Employee Orientation (NEO) plus 2 shifts on the floor.
9. Preferred Skills
- Previous charge nurse experience.
- Willingness to take on charge duties.
10. Facility Policies
- Scrub color: Galaxy Blue
- Parking: Free, with badge access to the parking lot.
- RTO: Must be approved by the manager; minimal RTO preferred.
- Early contract time-off requests: Not preferred.
- Weekend rotation: Every other weekend.
- Holiday rotation: Required.
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Benefits
- Referral bonus
- Weekly pay
- Medical benefits
- Continuing Education
- Dental benefits
- Vision benefits