MICU RN
Punxsutawney, PA
PRIDE Health
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus
$2,089/weekOverview
- Start Date11/30/2026
- Shift Breakdown3x12 hrs
- ShiftNights
- Duration13 weeks
Pay
Benefits
- Weekly pay
- Holiday Pay
- Guaranteed Hours
- 401k retirement plan
- Cancelation protection
- Referral bonus
- Medical benefits
- Dental benefits
- Vision benefits
Qualifications
- Registered Nurse (1 year)
- Skills Checklist
- Updated Resume
Description
Registered Nurse - Medical/Surgical ICU (MICU)
Overview
- Location: Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania
- Employment Type: Travel/Contract
- Unit: Medical/Surgical ICU at a small rural hospital
- Start Date: November 2026
- Contract Length: 13 weeks, likely to extend
- Shift: Night, 3 x 12-hour shifts (19:00 to 07:00)
- Hours: 12 hours per day, 36 hours per week
- Weekends: Required
- Blocked Schedule: Attempted but not guaranteed
Required Qualifications
- Pennsylvania RN license: Valid
- MICU experience: 1 year of Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU) experience, completed within the last year
- ACLS: Advanced Cardiac Life Support issued by the American Heart Association or American Red Cross
- BLS: Basic Life Support issued by the American Heart Association or American Red Cross
- PALS: Pediatric Advanced Life Support issued by the American Heart Association or American Red Cross
- NIHSS: Required
- Dysrhythmia: Required
- Education: Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
Traveler Policies
- Accepts travelers with less than 1 year of travel experience
- Accepts first-time travelers
Background and Compliance Requirements
- Criminal background check: Required, including a PA statewide check, within 1 year of start and updated annually, plus a 7-year county and nationwide search and sex offender search
- Federal exclusion checks: EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG, both completed annually
- PA child abuse clearance (ACT 33): Required and updated annually
- PA fingerprinting (ACT 73): Required. Candidates must be in PA to complete fingerprinting. Results take about 24-48 business hours plus 7-10 business days by mail. The candidate must send a copy to the agency, and the facility reviews any hits.
- Driver's license or state ID: Government-issued photo ID required
- Emergency contact form: Required before start
Health and Immunization Requirements
- Physical exam: Within 1 year of start, not required to be updated annually
- TB screening: Negative PPD, QuantiFERON Gold, or T-SPOT within 1 year of start. Past positive PPD requires a negative chest X-ray dated after the positive result, plus an annual TB questionnaire. Chest X-rays are accepted for 5 years with the annual questionnaire.
- Drug screen: 9-panel drug screen within 1 year of start (instant drug screen acceptable). Not required to be updated annually, but must be redone before start if the existing screen will expire during the contract.
- Measles, mumps, and rubella: Titer or 2 MMR doses at least 28 days apart for candidates born in 1957 or later. Facility-specific rubella requirement: 2 vaccines, positive titer, or MMR waiver.
- Hepatitis B: Facility requires 3 doses AND a positive titer, or a signed facility declination if both are unavailable. Waiver required if declining.
- Varicella: Titer, 2 vaccines at least 4 weeks apart, or history of chickenpox. Facility requires 2 vaccines, positive titer, or varicella waiver.
- Influenza: Vaccine or facility-specific declination required during flu season (10/1 to 3/31). Candidates who decline must wear a mask at all times.
- COVID-19: Vaccination documentation collected if the candidate has it. Medical and religious exemption forms are available.
Employer
PRIDE Health
60 nurses recommend working with PRIDE Health
PRIDE Health is the minority-owned healthcare recruitment division of Pride Global—an integrated human capital solutions and advisory firm. With our robust and abundant travel nursing and allied health employment options across the U.S., PRIDE Health will allow you to help change the way the world lives and heals as it connects you with the industry’s leading healthcare organizations.
Pride Health offers eligible employee’s comprehensive healthcare coverage (medical, dental, and vision plans), supplemental coverage (accident insurance, critical illness insurance and hospital indemnity), 401(k)-retirement savings, life & disability insurance, an employee assistance program, legal support, pet insurance, and employee discounts with preferred vendors.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Pride Health is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of the race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, reproductive health decision making, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
Fair Chance Employment
Pride Health is a Fair Chance employer. We consider all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with applicable state and local Fair Chance laws and ordinances, including, the California Fair Chance Act and all applicable local Fair Chance ordinances.
Accommodations
We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or interview process, or to perform the essential functions of this role, please contact us.
Only applicable for San Francisco Candidates: Under the San Francisco Lactation in the Workplace Ordinance, we will provide written notice of lactation accommodation rights, and this notice will automatically be given upon hiring, any inquiry of parental leave or lactation accommodation.
Only applicable for Kentucky positions: For this type of employment, state law requires a criminal record check as a condition of employment. This applies to direct care staff (Examples: RN, LPN, Nurse Aides, Therapists) referred to Kentucky nursing facilities, assisted living communities, or long-term care facilities, in accordance with KRS 216.793.
Punxsutawney, PA
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