Travel Nurse RN - PCU - Progressive Care Unit
Rochester, NY
BHS Workforce
4x12 hrs, Days, Nights
Referral Bonus

PCU/Acute Stroke Travel Nurse — Simplified

• Job ID: 79468873
• Specialty: PCU RN / Acute Stroke
• Hospital: Rochester General Hospital
• Unit: 39-bed Acute Stroke Unit
• Shift: 4 × 12-hour nights
• Hours: 7:00 PM–7:00 AM
• Guaranteed hours: Not clearly specified
• Experience: At least 2 years
• Travel experience: Required

🚨 Must-Have Requirements

• NY RN license must already be in hand — no exceptions
• BLS
• ACLS
• NIHSS — valid NIHSS must be included with submission
• EPIC experience is mandatory
• Must be comfortable with 1:5 to 1:7 ratios, including Med-Surg-level patients
• Local candidates within 75 miles are not accepted
• Must be willing to float within your skillset
• Trauma Level I experience required

🗓️ Schedule

• 4 nights per week
• Every other weekend
• Floating required
• Orientation: 12 hours
• RTO: Cannot submit candidates with more than 10 days of requested time off

👩‍⚕️ Patient Population

Mostly adults and older adults with:

• Stroke/CVA
• TIA
• Brain bleeds (SDH/SAH)
• Seizures
• Brain injuries
• Dementia

🏥 Unit

• 39 beds
• Average daily census: ~38
• Acute Stroke + neurological + acute medical patients
• Tertiary-care hospital
• 528 staffed beds
• Evidence-based stroke care
• Strong support services including IV team, respiratory, PT, pharmacy, radiology, rapid response, etc.

💉 Important Skills

You should be comfortable with:

• Telemetry/cardiac monitoring
• Dysrhythmia interpretation and management
• Rapid Response/Code situations
• Neuro stepdown
• Post-tPA care
• Intracranial bleeds
• Craniotomy/neurosurgery patients
• Central/PICC lines
• IV therapy
• Blood products
• BiPAP/CPAP
• Chest tubes
• CBI
• Feeding tubes
• Heparin and insulin protocols
• Cardiac drips
• Tracheostomy care
• Wound care
• Seizures and traumatic brain injuries

👕 Scrubs

Any combination of navy and white.

💉 COVID

COVID vaccine NOT required.

⚠️ Other Important Rules

• Candidates within 75 miles cannot be submitted.
• NY license must be active/in hand at submission.
• EPIC experience is a hard requirement.
• Background issues reviewed case-by-case.
• Previous staff must be separated for 6 months before returning.
• Modules are completed before starting; total module time can reach 10 hours,
• Foreign education must be disclosed to the account manager because it may require verification.

Bottom line:  PCU/Acute Stroke night assignment requiring a NY license in hand, 2+ years experience, BLS/ACLS/NIHSS, EPIC, and Level I trauma experience. It is 4 × 12-hour nights, every other weekend, with 1:5–1:7 ratios and floating required.