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

Job Summary
Progressive Care Unit (PCU) Registered Nurse in a healthcare setting. This role involves providing direct patient care, assessing patient needs, administering treatments, and collaborating with interdisciplinary teams to achieve optimal patient outcomes. The RN functions as a team leader/member and resource to support staff, ensuring compliance with all regulations and policies.

Job Details

• Position Description: The Registered Nurse provides direct care to patients using the nursing process, including ongoing assessment, treatment, and evaluation of patient responses. The RN functions as a team leader/member and resource, delegating and overseeing support staff. Collaboration with interdisciplinary teams to establish and meet patient goals is required.
• Responsibilities:
  • Regularly assesses patient needs and provides skilled nursing services as prescribed by the physician authorized plan of care and accepted standards of evidence-based nursing practice.
  • Provides direct patient care including medication administration, treatments, education, assisting with transfers, responding to alarms, and other duties as appropriate.
  • Evaluates the effectiveness of treatment plans and suggests updates or revisions in collaboration with the team, using current information to improve patient care.
  • Ensures compliance with all local, state, and federal regulations, along with hospital policies and procedures related to care provided.
• Required Qualifications: Certifications include active American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), and NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS). Education requirements include licensure as a registered nurse with an active license in Michigan. Must have a minimum of 2 years of work experience with recent Neuro Progressive Care Unit experience. Must hold current skills checklist pertinent to the specialty.
• Schedule: Nights shift, 12 hours per shift, with a minimum of 36 hours per week.
• Additional Information: Candidates should submit two supervisory reference forms completed within the last two years and documentation confirming active Michigan licensure, BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS certifications.
• Submission requirements: Candidates must meet the experience, certification, and licensing criteria outlined above, with recent travel work history highly preferred.

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