Travel Nurse RN - PCU - Progressive Care Unit
Greensboro, NC
GHR Healthcare
3x12 hrs

Progressive Care Unit Registered Nurse (PCU RN) – Travel Nursing Contract in Greensboro, NC

Join a collaborative PCU travel nursing team in Greensboro, North Carolina, and provide high-quality care to adult patients requiring close cardiac and clinical monitoring in a 34-bed medical progressive care unit. This travel nurse assignment offers an excellent opportunity for an experienced Progressive Care Unit Registered Nurse to work in a welcoming city with convenient amenities, parks, cultural attractions, and easy access to the wider Piedmont Triad region.

PCU Travel RN Job Details

• Specialty: Progressive Care Unit (PCU), stepdown, and intermediate care
• Role: Registered Nurse (RN) – PCU Travel Nurse
• Assignment Type: Travel nursing contract
• Location: Greensboro, North Carolina
• Start Date: October 26, 2026
• Contract Duration: 16 weeks
• Schedule: 3 shifts per week
• Shift Duration: 12-hour nights, approximately 7:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m.
• Weekly Hours: 36
• Weekly Estimated Pay: $1,820–$1,910
• Unit Setting: Adult medical progressive care with cardiac telemetry monitoring and a typical patient ratio of 1:5
• Call: No call required
• Weekend and Holiday Coverage: Rotation required
• Orientation: 36 hours
• Floating: May be required to support other locations within the health system as needed

Progressive Care Registered Nurse Requirements

• Active Registered Nurse license in hand at the time of submission
• At least 2 years of recent PCU, stepdown, intermediate care, or comparable progressive care nursing experience
• First-time travel nurses are welcome with the required clinical experience
• Current BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS certifications
• Recent experience with cardiac telemetry, dysrhythmia interpretation, and dysrhythmia management
• Epic electronic medical record experience required
• Demonstrated proficiency with cardiac and vasoactive drips, including titration as clinically indicated
• Experience with PICC and peripheral line care, central line management, IV therapy, and telemetry monitoring
• Ability to complete required compliance screening, education verification, and EKG assessment
• Previous charge nurse experience preferred

PCU Travel Nurse Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive nursing care to adult patients in a 34-bed medical progressive care unit
• Care for patients with stroke-related conditions, renal and endocrine disorders, sepsis, gastrointestinal and hematological conditions, and other complex medical diagnoses
• Continuously assess patients through cardiac telemetry and promptly identify changes in rhythm or clinical status
• Interpret dysrhythmias and initiate appropriate nursing interventions in collaboration with the interdisciplinary healthcare team
• Safely manage and titrate cardiac, vasoactive, insulin, and other critical care infusions according to orders and protocols
• Perform peripheral and central line care, PICC line management, IV starts, blood product administration, and related vascular access responsibilities
• Support patients requiring noninvasive airway management, oxygen therapy, BiPAP/CPAP, high-flow nasal cannula, tracheostomy care, and chest tube management
• Provide wound care, PCA management, isolation precautions, and other evidence-based interventions appropriate to the patient’s condition
• Document accurately in Epic and collaborate with respiratory therapy, pharmacy, rehabilitation, radiology, rapid response, and other support services
• Participate in weekend and holiday rotation and float as needed while maintaining safe, high-quality patient care

Apply now for this PCU Registered Nurse travel contract in Greensboro, North Carolina, and join a collaborative healthcare team in the Piedmont Triad region.

Benefits

401K with Matching, Healthcare, Dental and Vision

Equal Opportunity

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity across our organization. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.