Job info

Registered Nurse – PCU

Overview

Employment type: Travel/Contract
Location: Camden, New Jersey
Contract length: 13 weeks
Shift: Day, 3x12 hours (7:00 to 19:00)
Hours: 12 per day, 36 per week

Role Details

Travelers must float within the system's five hospitals within their skillset.
May float to the ICU to care for a PCU patient who has been downgraded.
Block scheduling is not allowed.
Patient ratio is 1:4.
Return to organization (RTO) is due at time of submission. RTOs received after submission will not be accepted.
EOW/EOH required.

Required Qualifications

Valid RN license in New Jersey, verified through primary source verification
Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
Minimum 2 years of PCU (Progressive Care Unit) experience
PCU (Progressive Care Unit) experience within the last year
Experience working with cardiac patients
ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross (AHA Instructor and Provider cards, and RQI, are acceptable)
BLS issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
NIHSS (NIH Stroke Scale) certification

Preferred Qualifications

EMR software experience
First-time travelers are accepted but not preferred.

Pre-Start Requirements

Background: 7-year criminal check within 1 year of start, updated annually, covering all locations lived or worked in the past 7 years; EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG checks; education verification (diploma or transcript acceptable)
Work history: Verification of at least 1 year prior to start (New Jersey requirement, with 30-day gaps or less allowed); 2 professional references within 2 years worked
Documents: Government-issued photo ID; E-Verify proof or attestation; employment application; skills checklist (updated annually); badge photo; latex questionnaire
Drug screen: 10-panel drug screen without THC, within 6 months of start, updated annually (if THC is included, at least 11 panels are required)
TB: Negative 2-step PPD (second step at least 7 days after the first is read), QuantiFERON Gold, or T-SPOT within 1 year of start; TB questionnaire updated annually. Positive responders need a chest X-ray with proof of past positive within 3 years and an annual physician-signed TBQ.
Immunizations: Rubeola, mumps, rubella, varicella (positive titer, or declination, 2 vaccines, or 1 booster if negative/equivocal); hepatitis B (titer or declination, or 1 booster). Candidates born before 1957 are exempt from measles, mumps, and rubella requirements.
Influenza: Vaccine or exemption on file (documentation deadline 10/31 for the 2026-27 season). Declinations are not acceptable. Exemption requests are reviewed case by case.
Physical exam: Physician statement within the last 12 months
Vision: Visual acuity of 20/40 or better
Fit testing: Must be completed through the facility's occupational health within the first week of the assignment; outside fit tests are not accepted. Cannot work first shift without it. Religious exemptions require PAPR testing.