Job Title: Registered Nurse – Progressive Care (PCU)
Location: Fort Myers, FL
Job Type: Contract
Duration: 14 Weeks
Shift & Schedule: Night Shift | 12-Hour Shifts | 3 Nights/Week | 36 Hours/Week
Local Candidates Required: Yes (Within 50 Miles)
Traveler Candidates Required: Yes
Pay Rate
Local: N/A
Traveler: $2,100–$2,200/week
Note: This job doesn't offer any benefits.
Position Overview
We are seeking an experienced Registered Nurse (RN) to provide specialized care to patients with complex cardiopulmonary conditions in a Progressive Care Unit (PCU), including cardiac monitoring, critical-care medication management, and patient assessment.
Required Qualifications
Active Registered Nurse (RN) license.
Current BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS certifications.
Minimum 2 years of nursing experience in Progressive Care, PCU, Cardiopulmonary, or a comparable acute-care setting.
Strong experience managing cardiac and critical-care drips, including Heparin, Amiodarone, Cardizem (Diltiazem), Dobutamine, Dopamine, Insulin, Lasix (Furosemide), and other antiarrhythmic medications.
Proficiency with the Epic EMR system.
Degree accreditation verification must be included in the profile, or the candidate must have at least 5 years of experience.
Willingness to float to other units and affiliated campuses as required.
Ability to provide all required documentation by the deadline, which is the Monday before the start date. Pending documents will not be accepted.
All requested time off (RTO) must be disclosed at submission. No RTO will be approved after submission.
Ability to work as an integral part of the core clinical team.
Preferred Qualifications
Prior travel nursing experience.
Responsibilities
Provide comprehensive nursing care to patients in a 31-bed Cardiopulmonary Progressive Care Unit (PCU).
Monitor and assess patients with complex cardiopulmonary conditions and respond promptly to changes in clinical status.
Administer, monitor, and titrate prescribed cardiac and critical-care medications and drips according to facility protocols.
Perform appropriate patient monitoring, including cardiac rhythm interpretation and neurological assessments.
Manage patient assignments within established nurse-to-patient ratios of approximately 4–5:1.
Document assessments, interventions, medication administration, and patient responses accurately in Epic.
Collaborate with physicians, advanced practice providers, and the interdisciplinary care team to develop and implement patient care plans.
Educate patients and families regarding treatment plans, medications, and discharge instructions.
Follow infection prevention, patient safety, medication administration, and regulatory compliance standards.
Remain flexible with floating assignments to other units and affiliated campuses as needed.