PCU/Oncology Registered Nurse
San Diego, CA
American Traveler
3x12 hrs, Nights

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Jun 15, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 2

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced RN for a PCU/Oncology Float Pool position requiring chemo certification, 2 years of PCU experience, and flexibility to work across multiple hospital campuses.

Details

• Float pool position covering PCU/Oncology units across four hospital campuses (two in La Jolla, one in Hillcrest, one in La Mesa)
• Patient populations include general medicine, surgical, neuro, oncology, cardiac, and orthopedics
• Patient ratios: IMU 1:3, Telemetry 1:4, Med/Surg 1:5
• May float to emergency department inpatient overflow (EDIP)
• Will also float down to Med/Surg units when census permits
• Night shift, 3x12-hour shifts (19:00–07:00)
• 4-week schedules are provided two weeks in advance with no blocked or self-scheduling
• RNs receive a call 2 hours before each shift indicating which facility they will work that day
• EMR: Epic and Pyxis (Cerner experience preferred)

Requirements

• Active CA RN license required
• Current certifications: BLS, ACLS, and NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS)
• Chemo certification required
• Minimum 2 years of PCU experience required
• At least 1 year of experience in an acute care setting required
• Skills required: IV start, telemetry monitoring, phlebotomy, and arterial line (A-line) management
• Must be comfortable working across all four float pool campus locations
• At least one supervisory or director-level reference from the past year is required for consideration
• A second reference from within the past 2 years (charge nurse, co-worker, or educator acceptable) is also required

Additional Information

• First-time travelers are welcome to apply
• Local candidates are accepted
• Candidates who have previously been employed by this health system must receive facility approval before starting an assignment
• Former employees must have been gone for at least 1 year to be eligible to return as a traveler
• No RTO (time off) requests permitted within the first 2 weeks of the assignment; RTO requests submitted at the start cannot be changed after submission
• A pass/fail EKG exam is required (3 attempts allowed)
• Any RTO requests must be disclosed upfront at time of consideration