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

Job Summary

Registered Nurse, Progressive Care Unit: The position provides nursing care for adult and geriatric patients in a cardiac progressive care setting, including patients with myocardial infarction, arrhythmias, coronary artery disease, heart failure, vascular conditions, and cardiac-related stroke. Responsibilities include telemetry interpretation, pre- and post-cardiac surgery care, chest tube management, cardiac catheterization care, and support of high-acuity cardiac patients.

Job Details

• Schedule: Night shifts consisting of 12-hour shifts, with a minimum of 36 hours per week. Every other weekend is required, along with flexibility to work designated holidays.
• Required Qualifications: Registered Nurse with a minimum of 2 years of progressive care or telemetry experience, including surgical telemetry, open-heart surgery, vascular surgery, radial band management, intravenous skills, and dysrhythmia interpretation and management. Required certifications include Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), Basic Life Support (BLS), and National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS). An active compact license must be in hand at submission. Experience with the Epic charting system and prior travel experience are required.
• Preferred Qualifications: Experience with ventricular assist devices (VAD), transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), and community hospital settings.
• Float: Float rotation may be required.
• Additional Information: The role supports patients before and after open-heart surgery, vascular surgery, cardiac catheterization, and other high-acuity cardiac procedures. Clinical responsibilities may include blood and blood product administration, cardioversion and defibrillation, epicardial pacer management, left ventricular assist device care, continuous positive airway pressure and bilevel positive airway pressure, tracheostomy care, breathing treatments, sternal precautions, chest tube setup and care, cardiac drip management, insulin protocols, central and peripherally inserted central catheter care, telemetry monitoring, and post-myocardial infarction care. Typical staffing is 4:1 for telemetry and 3:1 for high-acuity or special procedures.

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