Travel Nurse RN - PCU - Progressive Care Unit
ALBUQUERQUE, NM
AMN Healthcare Nursing
3x12 hrs, Nights

Job Description & Requirements
Registered Nurse – Progressive Care - Travel - (PCU RN)
StartDate: 1/5/2026 Available Shifts: 12 N Pay Rate: $2224.00 - $2361.00

Floating between departments and or local locations within 20 miles is required. Selected candidates MUST SUCCESSFULLY PASS a BCA (Basic Cardiac Arrythmia) test. Candidates will not be able to start an assignment until they have passed this onsite administered test. Should they fail, candidates will have one opportunity to re-test, a second failure will result in contract cancellation and all applicable fees will be enforced. Job Summary:. -Utilizes the nursing process to provide direct patient care to an assigned group of patients during a shift. -Ensures safe, effective, patient-centered, timely, efficient, and equitable care of patients. -Provides direct patient care by assessing, planning, implementing, evaluating, and documenting individual patient needs, actions taken, and patient responses. -Coordinates patient care through collaboration with the patient/family and healthcare team. -Initiates, utilizes, and documents appropriate protocols and standards of care. -Administers medication and treatments as prescribed by physician or standard protocols and documents according to policy. -Identifies and meets patient and family learning and discharge needs on admission and throughout the episode of care. -Assumes responsibility for the clinical supervision of LPNs and non-licensed assistive personnel.

Required Qualifications
Registered Nurse, PCU
Experience: 2 years
Travel Experience: 1 assignment in General
Licenses: RN(Compact Accepted)
Certifications: ACLS; BLS; CERT-NIH Stroke Scale
References: 1 Reference in entire work history

Required Skills & Experience:
-Two (2) years current experience required in an 18-plus bed telemetry/progressive care unit required.
-Must be a team player, flexible, and accustomed to fast paced environment.
-Must have successfully completed at least one 13-week travel assignment.

Preferred Qualifications
Epic EMR experience preferred.

Facility Location
Once a stopover town on Route 66, Albuquerque offers a unique blend of Mexican, Spanish, Native American and Anglo influences. Filled with ethnic restaurants, offbeat galleries, quirky cafes and unique architecture, it’s also a convenient base for hiking, skiing, horseback riding and camping in the surrounding mountains and deserts.

Job Benefits
At AMN Healthcare we take care of our travelers! We offer:

• Competitive pay rates
• Free, quality, private housing
• Medical, Dental, Vision
• 401(k) and Flex Spending
• Life Insurance
• Accident and Short-term Disability Coverage
• Free Continuing Education
• Refer a friend and earn extra cash!

About the Company
At AMN Healthcare, we strive to be recognized as the most trusted, innovative, and influential force in helping healthcare organizations provide quality patient care that continually evolves to make healthcare more human, more effective, and more achievable.

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