PCU RN
Albany, NY
American Traveler
3x12 hrs, Nights

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Sep 7, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring a Travel RN for a Progressive Critical Care Unit night shift position requiring 2 years of recent PCU/ICU experience and Epic EMR proficiency.

Details

• Work in the Progressive Critical Care Unit of a hospital environment
• Care for medically delicate and surgically complex patients including respiratory failure, sepsis, closed head injuries, multi-system organ dysfunction, endocrine disorders, complex traumas, and surgical complications
• Average patient load is 3 high acuity patients
• Night shift schedule from 7:00 PM to 7:30 AM
• 13-week assignment
• Every other weekend required
• Rotating holiday coverage required
• Epic EMR used

Requirements

• Active NY RN license required at time of consideration
• BLS and ACLS certifications required from AHA or RQI
• Minimum 2 years of recent experience in progressive/critical care or comparable ICU setting required
• Competency in medical and surgical patient populations required
• Experience with advanced hemodynamics and pressor titration protocols required
• Familiarity with antihypertensive drips, sedative and narcan drips, thrombolytics, arterial lines, CVP, EVD, ortho traction, and infection prevention protocols required
• Experience with HFNC, BiPap/CPAP, and oxygen-dependent patients required
• Epic EMR experience required
• Large-scale adult PCU or community hospital ICU experience preferred
• No employment gaps of 90 days or more within the past 12 months allowed
• US Social Security Number required; Canadian SIN not accepted
• Medical exemption only accepted for flu vaccine declination; personal or religious exemptions not accepted
• Competency test required within 24 hours of consideration, with up to 2 attempts to pass

Additional Information

• Provide advanced nursing care to high-acuity medical and surgical patients in a progressive critical care setting
• Navy blue scrubs required as part of dress code
• Local candidates residing within a 50-mile radius are not eligible if located in Albany, Columbia, Dutchess, Fulton, Greene, Montgomery, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Ulster, Warren, or Washington counties
• 48-hour work weeks may be available for interested candidates
• No blocked scheduling permitted
• More than 3 call-outs within a 13-week period may result in contract termination, with make-up shifts required within 6 weeks of the last call-out
• RTO must be requested at time of consideration