PCU / Stepdown
Cardiac Progressive Care Unit (PCU) — Travel RN
Night Shift | 13-Week Contract | Atlanta, GA
This is a high-acuity, cardiac-focused PCU role for experienced travel nurses with a strong cardiac background. The unit manages a complex patient population with significant procedural volume and frequent admissions and discharges.
Assignment Details
- Shift: Nights, 7:00 PM – 7:00 AM | 3 × 12-hour shifts | 36 hours/week
- Contract: 13 weeks | Starts December 7, 2026
- Scrubs: Navy blue
- No local travelers (50-mile radius restriction applies)
Patient Population
Heart failure, A-fib, atrial flutter, SVT, VTach, VFib, STEMI/NSTEMI, chest pain, hypertension, congenital heart disease, heart transplant, and LVAD patients.
Common Procedures
Right and left heart catheterizations, sheath removal and management, TR band management, stent placement, valve replacement, cardioversions, ablations, pacemaker and ICD management, and groin site care.
Required Experience & Competencies
- Minimum 18 months of recent cardiac PCU experience
- Independent telemetry interpretation; must pass a proctored Dysrhythmia Exam on the first attempt (paper-based, caliper use required — no tech assistance, no remediation)
- Proficiency with cardiac drips: insulin, milrinone, dobutamine, amiodarone, heparin, Lasix, and nitroglycerin
- Chest tube experience required
- Heart transplant and LVAD experience preferred (training available)
- No ventilator patients on this unit
Floating
Travelers may float to similar cardiac/PCU units; floating to Cardiac Monitor Tech positions is not applicable for travelers.
Candidates must be comfortable with the full scope of cardiac acuity, telemetry requirements, and procedures listed above before accepting this assignment.