Travel Nurse RN - PCU - Progressive Care Unit
Burlington, MA
GHR Healthcare - Travel
3x12 hrs

Progressive Care Unit Registered Nurse (PCU RN) – Travel Nursing Contract in Burlington, Massachusetts

Join a high-acuity Progressive Care Unit nursing team in Burlington, Massachusetts 01805, for a 26-week travel RN contract with estimated weekly pay of $2,470–$2,600. The on-site work area offers a convenient suburban setting north of Boston, with access to local shopping, dining, and green spaces. This Boston-area travel nursing opportunity is ideal for a clinically confident Registered Nurse experienced in complex patient care, telemetry, vasopressor titration, and acute-care nursing.

Travel RN Job Details

• Location: Burlington, Massachusetts 01805, near Boston
• Weekly Estimated Pay: $2,470–$2,600
• Nursing Specialty: Progressive Care Unit (PCU), step-down, and telemetry nursing
• Employment Type: Travel Registered Nurse contract
• Contract Duration: 26 weeks
• Contract Dates: January 2, 2027 through July 3, 2027
• Schedule: 36 hours per week; 12-hour night shifts
• Guaranteed Hours: 72 hours biweekly, excluding on-call time
• Weekend Rotation: Every other weekend; night-shift weekends include Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
• Testing: Onboarding and day-one clinical testing are required

PCU Registered Nurse Job Requirements

• Active Registered Nurse (RN) license eligible for practice in Massachusetts
• At least 1 year of progressive care, step-down, telemetry, or comparable acute-care nursing experience
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association
• Ability to titrate vasopressors safely and independently
• Epic electronic health record experience required
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification from the American Heart Association preferred
• NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certification preferred
• Level I trauma experience preferred; required for candidates without prior travel nursing experience
• Willingness to complete required onboarding and clinical competency assessments

Progressive Care Nursing Responsibilities

• Provide safe, evidence-based nursing care to progressive care and medically complex patients.
• Monitor cardiac, respiratory, and hemodynamic status and promptly recognize changes in patient condition.
• Titrate vasopressors and other critical medications according to clinical protocols and provider orders.
• Manage patient assignments with ratios generally ranging from 1:3 to 1:5.
• Collaborate with providers, therapists, pharmacists, and other members of the interdisciplinary healthcare team.
• Accurately document assessments, interventions, medication administration, and patient outcomes in Epic.
• Float as needed to ED holds, inpatient holds, PACU, and other boarding units to support safe patient care.
• Adapt to short-term floating assignments, including occasional four-hour blocks during a shift.
• Participate in the required weekend rotation and maintain professional standards throughout the travel nursing contract.

Apply now for this Progressive Care Unit Registered Nurse travel contract in Burlington, Massachusetts, and join a high-acuity healthcare team near Boston.

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.