Travel Nurse RN - PCU - Progressive Care Unit

Job Description

Techlink Systems Inc. is seeking a travel nurse RN PCU - Progressive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in Henderson, Kentucky.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty : PCU - Progressive Care Unit
• Discipline : RN
• Start Date : 12 / 15 / 2025
• Duration : 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift : 12 hours
• Employment Type : Travel

Job Title :  RN - Step Down Unit

\nLocation (On-site, Remote, or Hybrid?) :  Henderson, KY (Onsite)

\nContract Duration : 13 weeks

\nWork Hours : 6 : 30 AM - 7 PM

\nTotal weekly hours : 36 \n\n \n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nStepdown / Tele RN - Days

\nNO LOCAL CANIDATES (40 MILE RADIUS RULE)

\nContract Length : 13 weeks

\nStart : 12 / 15- Bi-weekly orientation

\nGuaranteed hours : 36

\nPrimary location : Henderson

\nShift Requirement : 12hr Days

\nFloat Requirement : First to float within skillset. 2 HR notice given for cross campus float. Mid-shift float within same campus. Cross campus mid-shift float is unlikely but possible.

\nOn Call / Call Back Requirement : N / A

\nWeekend / Holiday Requirement : Every third weekend.  Every other holiday.

\nRequired Certs to be attached upon submittal : Must have current active compact license. AHA BLS, AHA ACLS and NIHSS.\n\nMinimum Experience REQUIRED : Three years as RN -  including one solid year of stepdown / PCU experience, 1 travel assignment.

\nCharting Experience : Recent EPIC experience required (will be required to do a checkoff class)

\nPatient Population :  Stepdown / PCU patient population, including drips (insulin, heparin, cardiac, etc.).  Sepsis, CHF, COPD, DKA, cirrhosis, dementia. Surgical – urology, abdominal, ortho.

\nSkillset :

\nRequired : Tele interpretation (TRAVELERS REQUIRED TO PASS TELE TESTS), initiate / titrate insulin, heparin, cardiac drips.

\nPreferred : PIV insertion, stable home vents, chest tube / indwelling drain management, CBI, stables drips (lasix, protonix), blood product administration, continous BiPap, drain management, Neutropenic precautions. Hard worker, resilient and manages change well, social candidates.  Must have strong assessment and critical thinking skills!\n\nUnit Information : SDU – 10 beds; Ratio : Days 1 : 4-5; NOCs 1 : 5-6;  Tele – 15 beds; Ratio Days : 1 : 5-6, NOCs 1 : 6.  CN rarely takes patients on days, but takes an assignment on NOC shift.

\nUnit Strengths : Excellent retention and experience on unit.  Smaller facility with great team work and a seasoned nursing staff.

\nScrub Colors : Navy blue scrubs - No competing health systems or agency logos

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Techlink Systems Inc. Job ID #TLS51657. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title : RN - Step Down Unit

About Techlink Systems Inc.

Techlink+ is a national provider of staffing services with offices all over the USA as well as development and support centers globally.

Techlink+ was incorporated in 1998 by Jane Kim, and the company is proud to be a Certified Minority and Woman-owned Business Enterprise (MWOBE). Techlink+ provides contract staffing, contingency placement, temp-to-hire staffing, and an of vendor-managed services to Fortune 500 companies and organization nationwide with office locations in Philadelphia, New York, San Francisco, and Los Angeles.