PCU | RN

Progressive Care Unit (PCU) Registered Nurse Travel Nursing Job in Puyallup, Washington
Advance your nursing career as a Progressive Care Unit (PCU) Registered Nurse with this travel healthcare job in Puyallup, WA (98372). Join a leading Level III Trauma Center and provide exceptional clinical support to a diverse patient population in the Pacific Northwest. This travel RN assignment offers competitive benefits and the opportunity to work in a modern, 375-bed hospital.

PCU Nursing Job Details

• Location:
  
  Puyallup, Washington 98372 (Seattle-Tacoma area)
• Healthcare Setting:
  Level III Trauma Center, 40-bed Progressive Care Unit
• Assignment Type:
  Travel Registered Nurse
• Start Date:
  
  November 17, 2025
• End Date:
  February 28, 2026
• Contract Duration: 15 weeks
• Nursing Shift: 12-hour nights (7:00pm-7:30am)
• Hours per Week: 36 (guaranteed)
• Weekend Rotation:
  Every other weekend
• COVID-19 Vaccine:
  Required
• Estimated weekly pay: $1,990 – $2,130

• Active Registered Nurse (RN) license (Washington nursing jobs preferred)
• Minimum 1.5 years of nursing experience; at least 1 year in Progressive Care Unit (PCU) required
• BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS certifications
• Clinical skills: telemetry, trach care, CIWA, BiPAP, central line management, tube/drain management, cardiac rhythm interpretation
• Traveler Telemetry Competency (must be completed and passed prior to start)
• EPIC charting experience preferred
• First-time travel nurses welcome!

• Deliver high-quality nursing care to PCU patients with conditions including respiratory failure, sepsis, GI bleeding, alcohol withdrawal, post-surgical complications, oncology, diabetic/renal complications, CHF, COPD, pneumonia, and comfort care needs
• Monitor patients using continuous telemetry
• Administer and manage medications:
  Cardizem, heparin, insulin (non-DKA), nitroglycerin, Lasix, Dilaudid, and more
• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary healthcare team: charge/resource nurses, respiratory therapists, hospitalists, OT/PT/ST, phlebotomy, IV/VAT teams
• Float to ICU (PCU-level patients), CCU, Observation, ED Holding, and overflow units as needed
• Participate in hospital and unit orientation, including safe patient handling and glucose management training
• Maintain accurate and timely documentation using EPIC and hospital systems

Apply now to join our healthcare team and start your travel nursing journey in Puyallup, Washington!

• 401K with Matching, Healthcare, Dental and Vision
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