Travel Nurse RN - PCU - Progressive Care Unit

Voca Healthcare is seeking a travel nurse RN PCU
- Progressive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in Olympia, Washington.

• Specialty:
  PCU
  - Progressive Care Unit
• Discipline:
  RN
• Start Date:
  
  11/16/2026
• Duration:
  13 weeks
• 48 hours per week
• Shift:
  12 hours, nights
• Employment Type:
  
  Travel

PCU / Stepdown Float RN – Job Requirements

Job :

Facility:
Providence St. Peter Hospital – Olympia, WA

• Experience:
  
  3 years of RN experience listed in job qualifications; compliance minimum is 1 year. Confirm whether 3 years is mandatory.
• Charge Nurse
  
  Experience:
  
  REQUIRED. Must be comfortable acting as charge RN on small units staffed with 1–2 RNs, LPNs, and CNAs.
• U.S. Nursing
  
  Experience:
  
  REQUIRED. Canadian experience alone will not qualify.
• License:
  Active Washington RN license or qualifying compact multistate license in hand at submission.
• Certifications:
  
  ACLS and NIHSS listed with asterisks; verify whether mandatory.
• Charting:
  Epic used at facility; prior Epic experience not explicitly required.
• Travel
  
  Experience:
  
  Not required.

• PCU/Stepdown, Med/Surg, and Telemetry nursing.
• Cardiac telemetry, dysrhythmia interpretation, and cardiac drips.
• BiPAP/CPAP, high-flow oxygen, ventilator and tracheostomy care.
• Central lines, PICCs, chest tubes, and IV medication administration.
• Heparin protocols, blood products, and renal failure management.
• Stroke, seizure, and neurological patient care.
• Ability to manage a diverse patient population, including ED boarders.

Category-Details

Specialty-PCU / Stepdown Float Pool

Facility Beds-325

Shift-4x12-hour nights

Hours-7:00 PM–7:30 AM

Weekly Hours-48 requested; manager approval required

Patient Ratio-1:4–6, depending on acuity

Floating-PCU, Med/Surg Tele, Med/Surg, potentially sister facilities

Weekends-Required; frequency unspecified

Holidays-Must work 3 of 5 specified holidays

EMR-Epic

Orientation-24 hours

Locals-Accepted within 50 miles at reduced rate

• RTO:
  Preferably no more than 7 days; all requests must be submitted upfront. More than 7 days requires additional approval and may delay an offer.
• Holidays:
  Must work 3 of 5:
  Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Eve, or New Year's Day.
• References:
  Two references covering at least 1 year of employment within the past 3 years. Charge/lead RN references accepted.
• Former Providence Employees:
  Eligible after 3 months of separation.
• Employment Disclosure:
  Must disclose all previous Providence employment, including permanent, travel, and per-diem, with facility and dates.
• Background:
  Facility does not accept Nursys or background hits.
• Submission Limit:
  Only one Providence facility at a time.
• Floating:
  Must be willing to float to nearby sister facilities. Refusal can result in termination or loss of guaranteed hours.
• Modules:
  Approximately 16 hours, nonbillable, completed before start.

• No previous charge nurse experience.
• No U.S. nursing experience.
• Insufficient PCU/Stepdown or Med/Surg Tele experience.
• No active Washington or qualifying compact RN license at submission.
• Unwilling to float across units or nearby sister facilities.
• Unable to work required holidays.
• Background or Nursys hits.
• Requires scheduling flexibility beyond the approved contract or RTO.

As a Voca Traveler, you will gain new clinical skills, visit amazing places and meet awesome healthcare professionals.

As a travel health professional, your experience and dedication to patient care is in high demand throughout the United States. Whether you are a veteran traveler looking for your next opportunity, or you are looking to travel for the first time, Voca is here to support you. Voca’s experienced and dedicated travel team works in concert with you every step of the way.

Our long-standing partnerships with some of the most respected and recognized healthcare organizations in the country allow us to identify career opportunities to help you increase your knowledge and experience while working with some of the best physicians and healthcare professionals in the world. At Voca, we strongly believe a better career results in a happier you. We are here to help you find a position that is professionally and personally rewarding.

• Holiday Pay
• 401k retirement plan
• Medical benefits
• Dental benefits
• Vision benefits
• Guaranteed Hours