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

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Dec 8, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring a Night Shift RN for a Progressive Care Unit position requiring NY licensure and NIHSS certification.

Details

• Works in a 26-bed Intermediate Care Unit (IMCU), a critical care step-down unit within a tertiary care hospital
• Receives patients from the Emergency Department, PACU, ICU, and medical-surgical floors
• Cares for adult acute care patients requiring specialized monitoring, including continuous pulse-oximetry and telemetry
• Manages patients with arterial lines, central lines, titrated IV infusions, and airway management needs including BiPAP support
• Patient ratio of 1:5 to 1:7 for MedSurg-level care
• Night shift schedule, 3x12 hours (19:00-07:00)
• Works every other weekend
• Floating required
• Uses Epic EMR

Requirements

• Active NY RN license required in hand - no exceptions
• BLS and NIHSS certifications required; ACLS preferred
• Minimum 1 year of recent experience required
• Prior travel nursing experience required
• Epic charting experience required
• Skilled in cardiac monitoring and emergency response, including interpretation and management of dysrhythmias
• Experience with Rapid Response/Code teams
• Skilled in peripheral line care and management
• Respiratory care experience including nasal cannula, oxygen face masks, portable oxygen tanks, and non-invasive airway management
• Knowledge of isolation precautions and PPE protocols

Additional Information

• Provides evidence-based, multidisciplinary care to step-down patients with varying acuity needs
• Must reside more than 75 miles from the facility to be eligible for the travel position
• First-time travelers are accepted for this role
• Candidates with more than 10 days of requested RTO will not be considered
• Previous employees must have a 6-month system-wide break in service before returning
• Scrub color must be any combination of navy and white