Travel Nurse RN - PCU - Progressive Care Unit
Eureka, CA
First Connect Health
3x12 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus

⚡ AUTO-OFFER POSITION: 36-HOUR DAY-SHIFT PCU / STEPDOWN RN CONTRACT – EUREKA, CA

An immediate 26-week travel contract opening with Auto-Offer status is available for an experienced Progressive Care Unit (PCU / Stepdown) Registered Nurse (RN) in Eureka, CA 95501. Operating within an active Progressive Care Unit at an established acute care medical center, this clinical assignment features a dependable 36-hour daytime schedule (06:00 – 18:30 / 6:00 AM – 6:30 PM, three 12-hour day shifts guaranteed weekly with California daily overtime). AUTO-OFFER FOR QUALIFIED CANDIDATES! COMPETITIVE $2,604/WEEK GROSS PACKAGE! $1,512/WEEK TAX-FREE HOUSING & MEAL STIPEND! STRICT 1:4 PATIENT RATIOS! ZERO MANDATORY ON-CALL! FIRST-TIME TRAVELERS ACCEPTED! EPIC EHR! Managing intermediate critical care, complex cardiac interventions, and high-acuity stepdown presentations across adult and geriatric patient populations, the PCU nursing team coordinates advanced cardiac monitoring, procedural sedation recovery, pre/post-cardiac catheterization surveillance, and post-cardiac surgery recovery. If you are an acute care nurse with a solid Stepdown or ICU foundation skilled in real-time dysrhythmia interpretation, NIHSS stroke surveillance, non-invasive ventilation, and central line management looking to earn $2,604/week on days on the Northern California coast, this assignment is built for you!

💰 PRE-CALCULATED PAY PACKAGE (36-Hour Week / CA Daily OT Structure)

• Weekly Gross: $2,604.00
• Weekly Tax-Free Stipend: $1,512.00
• Hourly W2 Regular Rate: $26.00/hr (24 regular hours)
• Hourly W2 Daily Overtime Rate: $39.00/hr (12 daily overtime hours included)
• (Both local and travel candidates accepted; 50-mile radius applies for travel stipend eligibility).

📅 SHIFT & POSITION DETAILS

• Schedule: Day shifts, 3x12-Hours (06:00 – 18:30 / 6:00 AM – 6:30 PM).
• Guaranteed Hours: 36 regular hours guaranteed weekly.
• Assignment Duration: 26 Weeks.
• Block Scheduling: Block schedules are not offered.
• On-Call Requirements: NO ON-CALL REQUIRED!
• Department Setting & Scope: Inpatient Progressive Care Unit (PCU / Stepdown / DOU / IMC) supporting high-acuity cardiac and medical stepdown patients.
• Nurse-to-Patient Staffing Ratios: Favorable, strict acuity-based ratios of 1:4 in PCU (1:5 if floated to Med-Surg).
• Floating Scope: Floats between like inpatient progressive care/telemetry units and regional sister facilities within clinical competency as operationally required.
• Clinical Scope & Specialty Care:
  • Intermediate progressive care nursing for complex cardiac, neurological, and acute medical stepdown patients.
  • Cardiovascular care: pre- and post-cardiac catheterization, post-cardiac angiogram, and post-cardiac surgery recovery.
  • Real-time continuous unit cardiac telemetry monitoring, rhythm interpretation, lethal dysrhythmia management, and rapid response team activation.
  • Management of non-titrated cardiac infusions, weight-based heparin protocols, and procedural sedation administration/monitoring.
  • Acute neurological status monitoring and stroke evaluation adhering to NIHSS guidelines.
  • Respiratory support: BiPAP/CPAP management, non-invasive airway maintenance, and continuous oxygen titration.
  • Vascular access and intravenous therapies: peripheral IV placement, blood product transfusions, central venous catheter maintenance, and PICC line care.
  • Enteral feeding tube care, standard/transmission-based isolation precautions (PPE), and skin breakdown prevention.
• EMR System: Epic electronic health record.

🚨 REQUISITE QUALIFICATIONS FOR SUBMISSION

• Experience Requirement: Minimum 2 full years of dedicated acute care inpatient Stepdown (PCU) or ICU RN clinical experience (first-time travel nurses accepted and eligible for Auto-Offer).
• Recent Work Experience Hard Stop: Clinician must have active work references and must have worked in the discipline within the last 6 months (hard stop requirement; candidates inactive in the specialty for >6 months cannot be considered).
• Licensure (Strict Hard Stop): Active California Registered Nurse (RN) License strictly in hand at submittal (pending licenses cannot be submitted).
• Certifications Required at Submittal (Must all be active and attached):
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) — American Heart Association (AHA) only.
  • Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) — AHA only.
  • NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS) Certification.
• EMR Competency (Strict Hard Stop): Direct hands-on Epic EHR experience is a hard requirement.

✨ APPLICATION PROCESS Avoid administrative processing delays on broad public job boards. As an Auto-Offer position, complete candidate profiles matching all clinical prerequisites receive expedited review and immediate contract generation. Apply directly to this posting to lock in your file with our specialized acute care recruitment team!