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 Rapid City, South Dakota.

• Specialty:
  PCU
  - Progressive Care Unit
• Discipline:
  RN
• Start Date:
  
  10/26/2026
• Duration:
  13 weeks
• 48 hours per week
• Shift:
  12 hours, days
• Employment Type:
  
  Travel

Shift: 12 Hour Days

CLINICAL INTERVIEW UNIT-MANAGER APPROVALGeneral Information:

Beds: 64 spread across 2 floors

Required experience?

Intermediate/Stepdown Level RN: 1 year of nursing experience required

Will you accept a first-time traveler? Yes, if greater than 1 year of experience1st time traveler MUST have EPIC experience

Travelers must live 100 miles away from any Monument Health facility

Permanent staff must wait 1 full year before returning as a traveler

Patient Types:

This is a mixed acuity unit meaning there will be Intermediate Care acuity as well as Tele and Med Surg please ensure traveler understands

Surgical:
Urology, prostatectomy, bowel obstruction, mass removal, cholecystectomy, appendectomy, general abdominal surgeries

Ortho:
Total joints (knees/hips/shoulders), Ortho Trauma External fixation, soft tissue injury and minor fractures

Neuro/Spine:

CVA/TIA with Neuro Vascular Intervention coiling, clipping, potentially thrombectomy (may go to ICU but if they are stable could come back to ONS) modified ratios with this patient (CRN/flex RN will help to manage in immediate post-op time frame)
Seizures/Epilepsy, brain tumor, hematoma, brain aneurysm, arteriovenous malformation, AV Fistula, craniotomies with burr holes and/or shunts, Halos, Flaps

Please note:

post neuro-intervention is a preferred experience - education and resources are provided by the unit if they have not had this patient type Spinal Surgical
- Laminectomies, Fusions, Discectomies

Please note:

post neuro-intervention is a preferred experience - education and resources are provided by the unit if they have not had this patient type General Medical: cellulitis, influenza, COVID, pneumonia, COPD, CHF, renal failure with or without the need for hemodialysis, hepatic failure, rib fracture, gastrointestinal disorders and infections, DVTs, UTIsWound care/Wound debridement, telemetry monitored patients

Patient Ratios:

RN:

PCU: 1:4 (even for Med Surg assignments) can be 3:1 depending on gtts and acuity.

CNA: 1:8

Required

Certifications:

RN: BLS, ACLS, NIHSSRequired

Education:

RN:
Completion of a nursing education program that is approved by a board of nursing;
Registered Nurse (RN) - South Dakota Board of Nursing

Skills required:

Intermediate/Stepdown RN:

Comfortability to take Med Surg assignments please decline if notEPIC Experience Previous experience with our types of patients above, including IMC/stepdown acuity and Neuro Ability to read/interpret cardiac strips, chest tubes, trach care (no fresh traches), NGT tube placement and management, JP drains, line management PICC/Midline/CVL/PIV placement, wound vacs (Wound Care RN will change out the vac but RN must know how to assess and will need to change to wet/dry dressing in case of malfunction), wound care/dressing changes, medication administration, TPN/tube feeding, blood product transfusions, urinary and fecal collection devices

Drip titration of below medications:most commonly Heparin, Insulin, Cardizem, Amiodarone, occasionally esmolol drips (will train if traveler has not done these) or other Beta blockers or other antihypertensives

Support on the Unit:

Pod structure for the unit 8 patients per pod; staffed with 2 RNs and 1 Nurse AideCNA: 1:8

Charge nurse:
Two charge nurses for ONS that do not take a patient load (1 dedicated to each floor)
Flex Nurse staffed daily 10a-10pPhlebotomyIV/VAT Team Resource Nurse during Dayshift/varied hours Nurse Clinician support availableRT 24/7

Hospitalist 24/7

Charting System: EMR:
Epic required IV Pumps:
Baxter Med Dispensing:
Omnicell Floating:
Any Adult Inpatient Unit
- Med Surg, Ortho/Neuro/Surgical, Heart and Vascular Unit, Oncology, Observation Could be floated within scope of practice and below

Will float in rotation with other travelers

Orientation: (facility and unit)2 days of unit/department orientation including policies, protocols, department information, online learnings. Also, classroom time with our Nursing Professional Development Team.
2 orientation shifts on the unit working with a preceptor

Scheduling:6-week schedules

Weekend rotation:
Travelers could be scheduled for up to 4 out of the 6 weekends, which include Friday, Saturday and Sunday Please include in offer if traveler is…