Travel Nurse RN - PCU - Progressive Care Unit - $2,520 per week

Travel Nurse RN - PCU - Progressive Care Unit - $2,520 per week at ECU Health summary:

This role is for a Travel Nurse RN specializing in the Progressive Care Unit (PCU) at ECU Health North Hospital in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina. The nurse provides intermediate and general medical care to adult patients with conditions such as cardiac, renal, respiratory diseases, and sepsis, working 12-hour shifts over a 13-week assignment. Requirements include a nursing diploma or degree, at least one year of experience, and Basic Life Support certification, with compensation including base pay and additional stipends for overtime and charge duties.

ECU Health is seeking a travel nurse RN PCU - Progressive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina.

Job Description & Requirements

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

We are hiring experienced nurses for Medical Stepdown travel assignments at ECU Health North Hospital in Roanoke Rapids - a cozy community of 15,000 that offers easy access to the beautiful waterways of North Carolina and Virginia, like the Roanoke River and Lake Gaston.

Unit details
- 27-bed unit with intermediate and general levels of care
- Staffing ratios: 1:4 RN-to-Patient for intermediate beds, 1:5 or 1:6 for general beds
- Primary population: Adult patients in need of general or intermediate medical care. Common diagnoses include, but are not limited to cardiac diseases, renal and liver disease, respiratory diseases, sepsis, and CVA.

Minimum requirements
- Diploma in Nursing, Associates in Nursing or higher. Bachelor's Degree is preferred.
- Greater than 1 year of nursing experience is required
- American Heart Association Basic Life Support certification is required

Compensation package
- Base pay: up to $70/hour for all travel nursing positions
- 1.5x base hourly rate for overtime (over 40 hours) and holiday pay
- Additional $3.00/hour for stand-by pay and $2.00/hour for charge/preceptor pay

General statement
It is the goal of ECU Health and its entities to employ the most qualified individual who best matches the requirements for the vacant position.

Offers of employment are subject to successful completion of all pre-employment screenings, which may include an occupational health screening, criminal record check, education, reference, and licensure verification.

We value diversity and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Decisions of employment are made based on business needs, job requirements and applicant’s qualifications without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, genetic information and testing, family and medical leave, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression or any other status protected by law. We prohibit retaliation against individuals who bring forth any complaint, orally or in writing, to the employer, or against any individuals who assist or participate in the investigation of any complaint.

ECU Health Job ID #288. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined.

About ECU Health

ECU Health is a mission-driven, 1,708-bed academic health care system serving more than 1.4 million people in 29 eastern North Carolina counties. The not-for-profit system is comprised of more than 14,000 team members, nine hospitals and a physician group that encompasses over 1,100 academic and community providers practicing in over 110 locations. The flagship ECU Health Medical Center, a Level I Trauma Center, and ECU Health Maynard Children’s Hospital serve as the primary teaching hospitals for the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University. ECU Health and the Brody School of Medicine share a combined academic mission to improve the health and well-being of eastern North Carolina through patient care, education and research.

Keywords:

travel nurse, registered nurse, progressive care unit, PCU, medical stepdown, patient care, cardiac diseases, respiratory diseases, sepsis, basic life support