Travel Nurse RN - Med Surg
Marshfield, WI
Care Career
4x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

PCU RN 

1. Job Details

• Position: PCU Registered Nurse (5N)
• Shift: Nights, 7:00 PM–7:30 AM
• Hours: 48 hours/week guaranteed
• Contract Length: 91 weeks (as listed; confirm with the account manager)
• Weekend: Every other weekend, including Friday, Saturday, and Sunday requirements
• Holidays: Holiday rotation required
• Call: None
• Floating: Required to sister medical-surgical units
• Charting: Cerner
• Trauma Level: II
• BSN: Not required
• License to Submit: Yes

2. Required Certifications

• BLS (AHA) — Required
• NIHSS — Required

3. Required Experience & Skills

• Minimum 2 years of MS, PCU, or ICU experience.
• Must have worked in one of these settings within the past 1 year.
• Drip experience is mandatory, including titration.
• Trach and ventilator experience is highly preferred; candidates must be willing to learn ventilator care if needed.
• Strong neuro patient care experience, including stroke, seizures, spinal injuries, and altered mental status.
• Ability to manage high-acuity patients and monitor changes in condition.

4. Key Responsibilities

• Provide care for PCU patients with neurological, trauma, and medical conditions.
• Monitor and manage patients with strokes, seizures, Guillain-Barré syndrome, and myasthenia gravis.
• Administer and titrate drips such as heparin, nitroglycerin, diltiazem, amiodarone, 3% saline, and insulin.
• Care for patients requiring tracheostomy, ventilator, CPAP, or BiPAP support.
• Monitor patients following thrombectomy and TNK/TPA treatment.
• Document patient care using Cerner.
• Float to designated sister units when required.