PCU / Stepdown

PCU Registered Nurse – Travel Contract | Nights | Greensburg, PA

This 13-week travel assignment places a PCU RN on a telemetry-focused progressive care unit managing adult and geriatric patients. The unit primarily sees telemetry patients with medical PCU overflow, with common diagnoses including CHF, new-onset atrial fibrillation, COPD, and ia.

Shift & Schedule

• Nights: 19:00–07:30 (3x12 or 4x12 per week)
• Weekend rotation required
• Float within the facility and to sister facilities within a 10-mile radius as needed

Required Certifications

• ACLS, BLS, and NIHSS — all must be AHA-issued and current at submission

Key Clinical Skills

• Cardiac telemetry monitoring (on-unit and remote), dysrhythmia interpretation and management
• Vasoactive and cardiac drip management (no titration); protocols include heparin, Cardizem, amiodarone, nitroglycerin, Bumex, and dopamine
• Non-invasive airway management: BiPAP/CPAP, HFNC, nasal cannula
• Central line, PICC, and port access/management
• Post-cardiac cath, post-MI, post-TPA care; pre/post cardiac surgery
• Tracheostomy care, surgical drains, wound care/wound vac
• Blood product administration, ABG interpretation, pacemaker management

Requirements

• Minimum 1 year of PCU/stepdown experience
• Active Pennsylvania or Compact RN license required at submission
• Non-local candidates only (must reside more than 50 miles from the facility)
• Flu vaccine required (medical/religious exemptions considered); COVID-19 vaccine not required
• Availability to work every other holiday

Robust interdisciplinary support is available on-unit, including respiratory therapy, rapid response teams, pharmacy, and social services.