Travel Progressive Care Unit Registered Nurse

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American Traveler is seeking a travel nurse RN PCU - Progressive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in Columbus, Ohio.

Job Description & Requirements\n

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• Specialty: PCU - Progressive Care Unit
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• Discipline: RN
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• Start Date: 08/24/2026
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• Duration: 16 weeks
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• 36 hours per week
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• Shift: 12 hours, nights
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• Employment Type: Travel
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\n Assignment Overview\n

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• Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
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• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
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• Start Date: Aug 24, 2026
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• Length: 16 weeks
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• Openings: 1
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Description\n

American Traveler is hiring an experienced RN for a Medical Oncology PCU (Progressive Care Unit) position requiring high-acuity PCU experience and telemetry skills in a rotating day/night schedule.

Details\n

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• Work setting is a 36-bed Oncology Telemetry unit with over 24 beds dedicated to PCU-level care
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• Patient population includes Medical Oncology with solid tumor, orthopedic oncology, and thoracic oncology diagnoses
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• High-acuity PCU patients with a smaller med-surg component; heavy emphasis on infection prevention protocols and fall prevention
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• Pediatric patients are occasionally present on the unit but are extremely rare and primarily managed by permanent staff
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• PCU patient ratio is 1:3; Med-Surg Telemetry ratio is 1:4-5
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• Equipment includes GE B450 telemetry monitors, Bladder Scanner, Alaris pumps, Stryker beds, continuous bladder irrigation, and PCA pumps
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• Shift is nights (7p–7:30a, 3x12-hour shifts) with rotating day/night scheduling based on departmental needs
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• Shift assignments are reviewed every 4-week scheduling period; self-schedule requests are submitted for consideration before the final schedule is posted
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• Floating required within units of equivalent or lower acuity
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Requirements\n

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• Active OH RN license or compact RN license required
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• Required certifications: BLS (BCLS), ACLS, and NIH Stroke Scale
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• High-acuity PCU nursing experience required
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• 2 years of oncology experience preferred but not required
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• Previous travel nursing experience preferred
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• Required skills include: telemetry interpretation of dysrhythmias, rapid response team utilization, feeding tube care and management, port access, blood product administration, central/peripheral/PICC line care and management, IV insertion, heparin protocols, cardiac drip management (non-titrating and titrating), PCA management, chest tube management (Emerson/Pleur-evac), CPAP/BiPAP, HFNC, ABG interpretation, nasal cannula oxygen delivery, and tracheostomy management
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• Preferred skills include: management of dysrhythmias, IV insulin and insulin drip titration, phlebotomy, chemotherapy administration and monitoring, wound care/wound vac, arterial line management, surgical drain management, and non-invasive airway management
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• 2 professional references required: at least 1 from a Manager, Director, or formal leadership role (Supervisor); second reference may be from a Charge RN; co-worker references are not accepted
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• Active licenses and certifications must be in hand at time of consideration
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Additional Information\n

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• Orientation consists of week one (Mon–Fri, day shift) followed by week two (36 hours of on-unit orientation with a preceptor)
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• Ohio state fingerprinting is required and must be initiated promptly upon accepting a contract; candidates outside Ohio will need to travel to an Ohio fingerprinting location or complete a mailed fingerprinting packet upon receipt
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• Former facility employees are eligible for a travel assignment after a minimum 6-month separation from the facility
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• RTO must be declared upfront and is limited to 7 days or fewer for the contract period
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• Local candidates are accepted at the standard rate
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• Parking is available for agency staff through CampusParc with multiple permit options at the candidate's expense
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American Traveler Job ID #P-721515. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: Travel RN - Telemetry - Progressive Care Unit

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