Travel Nurse RN - PCU - Progressive Care Unit
Potsdam, NY
HonorVet Technologies
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Registered Nurse (RN) – Progressive Care Unit (PCU)

📍 Location: Potsdam, New York
📅 Contract Type: Travel
🚫 Local Candidates: Must live > 50 miles from facility

Unit Overview

Mixed-acuity unit caring for PCU, MS Telemetry, and Medical-Surgical patients. Ratios adjusted based on acuity. Candidates must have recent PCU/IMC/Stepdown experience within the last 3 years.

Required Experience

• Minimum 1 year RN experience

• PCU/IMC/Stepdown experience required

• First-time travelers accepted

Required Certifications

• BLS

• ACLS

• NIHSS

Skills Required

• MS/Telemetry care

• Dysrhythmia interpretation & management

• Post-MI care

• Cardiac & insulin drip titration

• Heparin protocols

• IV starts, PICC, ports, central line care

• Blood product administration

• Phlebotomy

• Feeding tubes & bladder irrigation

• Renal failure management

• PCA pumps

• Chest tubes (Pleur-evac/Emerson)

• CPAP/BiPAP, HFNC, oxygen therapy

• Tracheostomy care

• ABG interpretation

• Wound care/Wound Vac

• CVA, seizures, withdrawal management

• Ortho trauma, traction, total joints

• Isolation precautions

Preferred

• PALS

• TCAR experience

Shift & Scheduling

• Ratios:

  • Days/Weekends: 1:3–5

  • Nights: 1:3–6

• Weekend: Every other

• Float: Required to sister units (West 2, West 3, Observation)

• RTO: 7 days max

Patient Population

• PCU & MS Tele

• Surgical pre/post-op (ENT, General Surgery, Trauma, Ortho)

• Medical overflow

• Rare pediatric patients (travelers assigned only if experienced)

Systems & Equipment

• Charting: EPIC

• Medication: Pyxis

• Communication: SBAR

• Orientation: 12 hours

• Scrubs: Any solid color