PCU RN
Camden, New Jersey
Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center

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.