Travel Nurse RN - PCU - Progressive Care Unit
Olympia, WA
Voca Healthcare
4x12 hrs, Nights

PCU / Stepdown Float RN – Job Requirements

Job ID: 65945449

Facility: Providence St. Peter Hospital – Olympia, WA

Required Qualifications

• Experience: 3 years of RN experience listed in job qualifications; compliance minimum is 1 year. Confirm whether 3 years is mandatory.
• Charge Nurse Experience: REQUIRED. Must be comfortable acting as charge RN on small units staffed with 1–2 RNs, LPNs, and CNAs.
• U.S. Nursing Experience: REQUIRED. Canadian experience alone will not qualify.
• License: Active Washington RN license or qualifying compact multistate license in hand at submission.
• Certifications: ACLS and NIHSS listed with asterisks; verify whether mandatory.
• Charting: Epic used at facility; prior Epic experience not explicitly required.
• Travel Experience: Not required.

Required Clinical Skills

• PCU/Stepdown, Med/Surg, and Telemetry nursing.
• Cardiac telemetry, dysrhythmia interpretation, and cardiac drips.
• BiPAP/CPAP, high-flow oxygen, ventilator and tracheostomy care.
• Central lines, PICCs, chest tubes, and IV medication administration.
• Heparin protocols, blood products, and renal failure management.
• Stroke, seizure, and neurological patient care.
• Ability to manage a diverse patient population, including ED boarders.

Assignment Details

Category-Details

Specialty-PCU / Stepdown Float Pool

Facility Beds-325

Shift-4x12-hour nights

Hours-7:00 PM–7:30 AM

Weekly Hours-48 requested; manager approval required

Patient Ratio-1:4–6, depending on acuity

Floating-PCU, Med/Surg Tele, Med/Surg, potentially sister facilities

Weekends-Required; frequency unspecified

Holidays-Must work 3 of 5 specified holidays

EMR-Epic

Orientation-24 hours

Locals-Accepted within 50 miles at reduced rate

Submission Requirements

• RTO: Preferably no more than 7 days; all requests must be submitted upfront. More than 7 days requires additional approval and may delay an offer.
• Holidays: Must work 3 of 5: Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Eve, or New Year's Day.
• References: Two references covering at least 1 year of employment within the past 3 years. Charge/lead RN references accepted.
• Former Providence Employees: Eligible after 3 months of separation.
• Employment Disclosure: Must disclose all previous Providence employment, including permanent, travel, and per-diem, with facility and dates.
• Background: Facility does not accept Nursys or background hits.
• Submission Limit: Only one Providence facility at a time.
• Floating: Must be willing to float to nearby sister facilities. Refusal can result in termination or loss of guaranteed hours.
• Modules: Approximately 16 hours, nonbillable, completed before start.

Biggest Submission Deal-Breakers

• No previous charge nurse experience.
• No U.S. nursing experience.
• Insufficient PCU/Stepdown or Med/Surg Tele experience.
• No active Washington or qualifying compact RN license at submission.
• Unwilling to float across units or nearby sister facilities.
• Unable to work required holidays.
• Background or Nursys hits.
• Requires scheduling flexibility beyond the approved contract or RTO.