PCU/Oncology Float Pool RN
San Diego, CA
American Traveler
3x12 hrs, Days

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Days, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Jul 13, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring a travel RN for a PCU/Oncology Float Pool position requiring 2 years of PCU experience, Chemo certification, and an active CA RN license.

Details

• Float pool position covering up to four hospital campuses across the San Diego area — travelers must be comfortable rotating between all assigned locations
• Unit covers PCU/IMU float across general medicine, surgical, neuro, oncology, cardiac, and orthopedic patient populations
• Patient ratios: IMU 1:3, Telemetry 1:4, Med/Surg 1:5
• May float down to Med/Surg when census permits, and may also float to the Emergency Department Inpatient Overflow (EDIP)
• Day shift, 3x12-hour shifts (7:00–19:00)
• 4-week schedules are provided two weeks in advance — no blocked or self-scheduling
• RNs receive a call 2 hours before their shift indicating which facility they will work that day
• EMR: Epic and Pyxis (Cerner experience also preferred)

Requirements

• Active CA RN license required
• Minimum 2 years of PCU experience required
• Chemotherapy (Chemo) certification required
• Current certifications required: BLS, ACLS, and NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS)
• Experience required: IV starts, telemetry monitoring, phlebotomy, and arterial line (A-line) management
• Must pass a EKG exam (pass/fail, up to 3 attempts)
• At least one supervisory, director, or manager reference from within the past year, from a relevant unit, is required for consideration
• A second professional reference from within the past 2 years (charge nurse, co-worker, or educator) is also required

Additional Information

• First-time travelers are welcome to apply
• Local candidates are accepted
• Candidates who have previously worked at this health system must be approved before an assignment can begin
• No RTO (time off requests) permitted within the first 2 weeks of the assignment; RTO requests must be submitted at the time of initial consideration and cannot be changed once submitted
• Former employees must have been separated for at least 1 year before returning as a traveler