Travel RN - Telemetry - Progressive Care Unit

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 4x12hrs
• Hours: 48 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Aug 3, 2026
• Length: 12 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring a travel RN for a PCU Float position requiring Epic experience, BLS/ACLS/NIH certifications, and availability to float across MS, MS/Tele, and PCU units on night shift.

Details

• Hospital-based position floating across all Med/Surg, Med/Surg Telemetry, and PCU units within the facility
• Patient population includes adults through geriatrics with all potential MS, MS/Tele, and PCU diagnoses
• Patient ratios: 1:4–5 on PCU; 1:5–6 on MS and MS/Tele units
• Night shift schedule: 4x12-hour shifts (19:00–07:00)
• Every other weekend required (approximately 6 weekends over a 13-week contract)
• Floating to all MS, MS/Tele, and PCU units is required
• No on-call requirements
• EMR: Epic (required); also uses Pyxis and SBAR communication framework
• 12-week contract

Requirements

• Active GA or compact RN license required at time of consideration
• Current certifications required: BLS, ACLS, and NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS)
• Minimum 1 year of RN experience required
• Epic EMR experience required
• Two supervisory references (manager level or above; charge nurses not accepted) are highly preferred

Additional Information

• First-time travelers are welcome to apply
• Local candidates are accepted
• Navy blue scrubs required
• RTO maximum is 7 days per contract; RTO cannot be requested during the first week of assignment
• Holiday coverage policy: if one or two major holidays fall within the assignment period, the traveler is expected to work all of them with no holiday RTO permitted; if three major holidays fall within the assignment period, the traveler is expected to work two of them and may request one holiday off
• Major holidays include: Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving/Black Friday (counts as 1), Christmas Eve/Christmas Day (counts as 1), and New Year's Eve/New Year's Day (counts as 1)
• No schedule change requests or alternate shift requests are permitted — the posted shift is firm
• Travelers who have previously worked at any facility within this health system must have been away for a full year before returning as a traveler