PCU RN
Thornton, CO
American Traveler
3x12 hrs, Days

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Days, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Aug 10, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced RN for a Progressive Care Unit (PCU) position requiring tele monitoring skills and a CO or compact RN license.

Details

• Progressive Care Unit within a hospital setting, 24-bed unit
• 5:1 patient ratios
• Day shift staffing includes charge, 4-5 RNs, and 2-3 PCTs; night shift includes charge, 4-5 RNs, and 2 PCTs
• Uses tele monitoring and post-op monitoring equipment
• EMR: Meditech / CPN
• Cares for post-op recovery patients from surgery and cath lab, including post-op ortho spine and joint patients
• Patient population includes elective ortho, spine, and GYN surgery cases as well as elective cath lab procedures (post-PCI, post-pacemaker, ablation, cardioversion, revascularization)
• Also manages stroke, CIWA, chest pain, renal failure, and respiratory failure patients
• Set rate (non-titrating) cardiac drips except heparin
• Shift schedule: 7A-7P

Requirements

• Active RN license (CO or compact) required
• Current BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS certifications required
• Minimum 1 year of current hospital PCU experience required
• Cardiac experience preferred
• Prior Meditech experience preferred

Additional Information

• Brand new, state-of-the-art unit with ADA/Bari rooms and Hoyer lifts
• Strong team culture with excellent collaboration among staff of varied experience levels
• Modified self-scheduling process with schedules posted 3 weeks in advance
• Friendly, outgoing, and teamwork-oriented personality preferred
• Must reside outside a 50-mile radius of the facility; no local candidates accepted