PCU RN
Melbourne, FL
American Traveler
3x12 hrs, Nights

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Dec 14, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 5

Description

American Traveler is hiring a Registered Nurse for a Progressive Care Unit (PCU) night shift position requiring FL or compact RN license and prior telemetry/PCU experience.

Details

• Progressive Care Unit (PCU) setting, also covering Cardiac Telemetry, Neuro Stepdown, and MS/Tele units
• Patient ratio of 1:5
• Night shift, 3x12-hour shifts (19:00-07:00)
• 13-week assignment length
• Weekend requirement of every other weekend or 6 weekend shifts per 6-week period
• No on-call requirements
• Float requirement to other units or locations within the health system
• EPIC EMR experience required

Requirements

• Active FL or compact RN license required at time of consideration (no pending licenses accepted)
• Minimum 1 year of recent RN experience required
• Current certifications: BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS
• Prior travel nursing experience required
• Experience with IV therapy, central/PICC line management, and arterial line management
• Experience with cardiac monitoring, dysrhythmia interpretation, and telemetry monitoring
• Experience with ventilator and tracheostomy care, BiPAP/CPAP management, and ABG interpretation
• Two supervisory references (Manager, Supervisor, Charge Nurse, or Director) dated within the past year required for consideration
• Flu vaccine required for the October 31-March 31 period, with medical/religious exemptions only

Additional Information

• Provide nursing care to patients with cardiac, neurological, respiratory, and post-surgical conditions requiring step-down level monitoring
• Responsibilities include managing chest tubes, feeding tubes, wound care, and heparin protocols
• Scrub requirement: any color permitted, but top and bottom must match with no mixing, logos, or prints
• Holiday coverage required per facility needs
• First-time travelers are not accepted for this position
• Former employees or contracted staff must wait at least one year after separation before returning as a trav023veler
• Local candidates accepted at the same rate as travelers with no radius restriction
• Travel pairs permitted with unit leader approval, though matching schedules are not guaranteed
• RTO requests must be submitted at time of consideration and are finalized during the interview process