Travel Nurse RN - PCU - Progressive Care Unit
Yakima, WA
Cross Country Nurses
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Job Summary
Progressive Care Unit (PCU) Nurse in a community hospital setting. This position involves providing care for patients with diverse medical, cardiac, and oncology diagnoses. The role requires a compassionate approach to caring for a high-volume, underserved patient population, often involving post-cath lab procedures and cardiac monitoring.

Job Details

• Position Description: SIMPLIFI CLINICAL INTERVIEWING.
• Required Qualifications: ACLS (Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support), BLS (Basic Life Support); experience in trach care, chest tube, TR band, post Cath Lab, central line maintenance care, general nursing; proficient in reading/interpreting/measuring cardiac rhythms, caring for patients on bipap and high flow oxygen, comfortable with cardiac patients; must be comfortable titrating drips such as diltiazem, amiodarone, heparin, digoxin, Bumex, Lasix; minimum experience: 1 year.
• Schedule: Nights, 12-hour shifts, minimum of 36 hours per week.
• Preferred Qualifications: Experience caring for patients with Oncology diagnoses such as leukemia and neutropenia; ability to care for patients with high Spanish-speaking populations; familiarity with high-acuity post-cath lab procedures including stent placements and q15 min checks for fresh cath patients.
• Additional Information: Must be flexible to float within scope and throughout the hospital; weekend rotation required at least 2 times per month, with weekends scheduled on Friday and Saturday; shift times are 7 PM to 7 AM. No on-call requirement.

Benefits

• The benefits of taking a travel assignment with Cross Country include:
• Private housing or generous housing allowance
• Comprehensive health insurance with prescription coverage
• Dependent health insurance with prescription coverage
• Competitive salaries
• Referral bonuses
• Travel reimbursement
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Direct deposit/free checking
• Unlimited free CE credits