Progressive Care Unit RN
Puyallup, WA
Cross Country Nurses
3x12 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus

Job Summary
Progressive Care Unit (PCU) Nurse in Puyallup, WA. This position involves providing skilled care to patients with respiratory failure, sepsis, GIB, alcohol withdrawal, and other complex conditions, within a Level III Trauma Center. The role requires delivering exceptional patient care in a dynamic, fast-paced environment on a day shift schedule.

Job Details

• Shift Time: Days, 7:00 AM 7:30 PM, 36 hours per week
• Certifications: BLS, ACLS, NIHSS required
• Education and Experience: Minimum 1.5 years of experience, including 1 year of PCU experience, with skills in telemetry, trach care, CIWA, BiPAP, central line management, tube/drain management, and cardiac rhythm interpretation
• Responsibilities include continuous telemetry monitoring, managing complex patients, and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams.
• Support on the unit includes a charge nurse, resource nurse, RT, hospitalist, and therapy teams; orientation includes hospital and unit-based training, along with the completion of a telemetry competency.
• Schedule requests to be emailed to the PCU scheduler; schedule provided three weeks in advance.
• Travelers will float to ICU, CCU, observation, ED holding, and overflow areas, with primary float to MS (medical-surgical) units when applicable.
• No specific MS units are included in assignments.
• Orientation will comprise hospital and unit-specific training with preceptor support.

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