Progressive Care Unit RN
Yuma, AZ
Cross Country Nurses
3x12 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus

Job Summary

Progressive Care Unit (PCU) position on a days schedule with 12-hour shifts and a minimum of 36 hours per week. The role supports patients requiring cardiac-focused progressive care, including telemetry monitoring, titratable medication drips, and management of complex medical and postoperative conditions. The start date is 11/30/2026, and start dates are not flexible.

Job Details

• Schedule: Days, 7:00 a.m.7:00 p.m.; 12-hour shifts with a minimum of 36 hours per week. Weekend coverage includes four weekend days per month. Holiday coverage includes three of five holidays.
• Required Qualifications: Minimum of two years of experience; Progressive Care Unit, stepdown, or telemetry experience; one successfully completed assignment; current Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), and National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or APEX; active license required for submission; proficiency with telemetry interpretation and amiodarone, Cardizem, dobutamine, dopamine, heparin, nitroglycerin, and insulin drips.
• Preferred Qualifications: Experience caring for patients following transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) and coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG).
• Float: Float rotation may be required.
• Additional Information:
  • Provides cardiac-focused progressive care for patients with conditions such as congestive heart failure, myocardial infarction, heart block, pacemakers, post-procedure recovery, respiratory failure, sepsis, and postoperative complications.
  • Patient assignments generally range from one nurse to four or five patients, depending on patient acuity and care needs.
  • The role includes monitoring patients on telemetry, with support from dedicated monitor technicians.
  • Floating may include intensive care within the patient population and medical-surgical floors.
  • Charting is completed electronically.
  • Orientation includes one unit-specific orientation shift, one clinical education shift, and one floor shift.
  • Navy blue scrubs are required.

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