Travel Nurse RN - PCU - Progressive Care Unit

Job Description & Requirements

Cross Country Nurses is seeking a travel nurse RN PCU
- Progressive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in Morgantown, West Virginia.

• Specialty:
  PCU
  - Progressive Care Unit
• Discipline:
  RN
• Start Date:
  
  07/20/2026
• Duration:
  13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift:
  12 hours, days
• Employment Type:
  
  Travel

A registered nurse position is available in a Step Down Unit located in Morgantown, West Virginia. This role involves providing specialized patient care within a unit that manages cardiac and medical-surgical patients. Candidates are required to bring their license on the first day of assignment. The position is scheduled for weekend days, with shifts from 7:00 AM to 7:30 PM.

• Schedule:
  
  Weekend days, 12‑hour shifts from 7:00 AM to 7:30 PM, minimum of 36 hours per week.
• Required Qualifications:
  
  Valid license (willing to wait), BLS (Basic Life Support) certification, ACLS (Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support) certification, NIHSS (National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale), 1 year of experience in a related setting, experience with cardiac patients preferred.
• Common diagnoses/types of patients:
  Cardiology, heart failure, cardiac surgery, medicine, and hospitalist (medical‑surgical).
• Nurse skill requirements: RNs are expected to read their own telemonitor strips on Phillips monitors.
• Additional responsibilities:
  The role involves working with cardiac patients who may require titration of drips such as Heparin, Insulin, Nitro, Cardizem, Nicardipine, Lasix, Amiodarone, Dobutamine.
• Unit specifics:
  Dedicated charge nurse on each shift; clinical associates (nurse aides) on duty, typically with ratios averaging 1:16 overnight when only 2 are present, or 1:8 when 4 are on duty.
• RT Equipment:
  Includes NC, CPAP, BiPAP, HFNC, trach to vent (with dedicated RT for the unit).
• Floats:
  Rotational pull to the floor assignment may be required, with first priority for float staff.
• Dress code:
  Royal blue scrubs.
• Orientation:
  Unit/department‑specific orientation is provided.
• Holiday schedule:
  Includes one evening and one day holiday (Black Friday, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Years Eve, or New Years Day).
• Additional notes:
  Self‑scheduling is permitted.

• Private housing or generous housing allowance
• Comprehensive health insurance with prescription coverage
• Dependent health insurance with prescription coverage
• Competitive salaries
• Referral bonuses
• Travel reimbursement
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Direct deposit/free checking
• Unlimited free CE credits

Cross Country Job . 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:
Registered Nurse / Step Down Unit.