PCU Registered Nurse
Asheville, NC
Concentric Healthcare Staffing
3x12 hrs, Days

Job Title

Travel RN – Progressive Care Unit (PCU / IMC / Stepdown)

Location

Asheville, North Carolina

Schedule / Job Type

Contract | Travel | 13-Week Assignment | Night Shift | 12-Hour Shifts (6:45 PM – 7:15 AM) | Every Other Weekend Required | Holiday Support Required

Key Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care in a 10-bed ICU/PCU overflow unit with patient ratios of 2:1 (ICU) and 4–5:1 (PCU)
• Perform and assist with advanced bedside procedures including chest tube insertion, intubations, and other provider-directed interventions
• Manage ventilators, hemodynamic monitoring equipment, IV pumps, and Targeted Temperature Management (TTM) devices
• Document all patient care activities accurately using Cerner electronic health record system
• Conduct bedside shift reports and, when serving as relief charge nurse, perform nurse leader rounding
• Float to other units as required per facility floating policy

Required Qualifications

• Active RN licensure eligible to practice in North Carolina
• Minimum 2 years of Medical ICU experience in a large acute care facility
• Proficiency in hemodynamic monitoring and ventilator management
• Experience with critical care pharmacology including IV sedation, paralytics, and vasopressors
• Proficiency in central line management
• Current BLS and ACLS certifications required

Preferred Experience / Skills

• Experience with Cerner documentation system
• Prior travel nursing experience in a PCU or ICU/stepdown setting
• Demonstrated ability to serve in a relief charge nurse capacity

Why Join Us

• Work alongside an experienced and tenured nursing staff in a well-equipped unit utilizing advanced critical care technology
• Gain diverse clinical experience in a dynamic ICU/PCU overflow environment with exposure to a broad range of critical care procedures and patient populations