Travel PCU Nursing Float RN - $2,556 per week

Care Career is seeking a travel nurse RN Float PCU - Progressive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in Silverdale, Washington.

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, days
• Employment Type: Travel

Requirements

• Active Washington state or Compact nursing license required for submission.
• BLS (AHA), ACLS (AHA), and NIHSS certifications required.
• PCU/Progressive Care Unit nursing experience preferred.
• Experience managing cardiac drips, including nitroglycerin, heparin, Cardizem, nicardipine, amiodarone, dopamine, and milrinone.
• Ability to interpret cardiac rhythm strips and monitor telemetry patients.
• Experience caring for high-acuity patients with complex cardiac, neurological, renal, and respiratory conditions.
• Must be flexible with scheduling; block scheduling requests are not accepted.
• Must be available to work weekends and holidays based on unit needs.
• Must be willing to float to other PCU floors and Medical-Surgical/Telemetry units.
• CAPD/peritoneal dialysis experience is a plus but not required.
• Must be comfortable working in a busy unit with high patient turnover.
• Early December start dates may be considered, subject to manager approval. Travelers must be available to work holidays.

Responsibilities - Provide direct nursing care to patients in a 32-bed Progressive Care Unit (PCU). - Monitor and manage patients with CVA/TIA, STEMI/NSTEMI, acute coronary syndrome, chest pain, CHF, renal failure, respiratory distress, DKA/HHNK, PE/DVT, and atrial fibrillation. - Care for patients before and after cardiac angiograms, stent placements, pacemaker insertions, cardiac ablations, and CABG procedures. - Administer and titrate cardiac medications and drips according to provider orders and facility protocols. - Interpret cardiac rhythm strips and continuously monitor patients using telemetry. - Assess patients for clinical deterioration and respond promptly to changes in condition. - Collaborate with hospitalists, intensivists, respiratory therapists, and other healthcare professionals. - Provide care for patients experiencing alcohol withdrawal using CIWA protocols as appropriate. - Float to the 4th, 5th, or 6th floors to care for PCU patients and support Medical-Surgical/Telemetry units as needed. - Document assessments, medications, interventions, and patient outcomes in EPIC. - Participate in weekend and holiday coverage based on staffing needs.

About Care Career

Benefits

• Referral bonus
• Weekly pay
• Medical benefits
• Continuing Education
• Dental benefits
• Vision benefits