Travel Nurse RN - PCU - Progressive Care Unit

Honor Vet Technologies is seeking a travel nurse RN PCU - Progressive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in Watertown, New York.

• Specialty:
  PCU - Progressive Care Unit
• Discipline:
  RN
• Start Date:
  
  02/09/2026
• Duration:
  12 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift:
  12 hours
• Employment Type:
  
  Travel

Job Title:
Registered Nurse – Progressive Care Unit (PCU)

Location:
Watertown, New York, 13601

Duration:
13-week contract

Shift:
12-hour night shifts | 7:00 PM – 7:30 AM
Weekends, holidays, and on-call required

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide comprehensive nursing care to progressive care/step-down patients

• Continuously assess, monitor, and document patient conditions and responses to treatment

• Administer medications, IV therapy, and IV contrast per provider orders

• Monitor cardiac rhythms and respond to dysrhythmias and clinical emergencies

• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to develop and implement care plans

• Educate patients and families regarding conditions, treatments, and discharge planning

• Maintain patient safety, including proper use of lifting and mobility equipment

• Demonstrate leadership skills, prioritize patient care, and delegate tasks appropriately

• May assume charge nurse responsibilities as assigned

Required Qualifications:

• Graduate from an accredited School of Nursing

• Active New York State (NYS) Registered Nurse (RN) license

• Minimum of 1 successful prior travel assignment (first-time travelers not accepted)

• Strong clinical assessment, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills

• Ability to work effectively in high-stress clinical environments

• Excellent interpersonal, organizational, written, and verbal communication skills

• Eligible for rehire if previously employed by Samaritan (minimum 2-year separation required)

Current Certifications:

• BLS (AHA)

• ACLS (AHA)

• IV and IV Contrast Certification

• Basic Lethal Dysrhythmia (within 6 months of employment)

• NIHSS (within first 6 months of employment)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Current critical care or PCU experience

• PALS certification

• Coronary Care Course or successful completion of challenge exam during orientation

Distance Requirement:
100-mile radius rule (local candidates within 100 miles not eligible)

Honor Vet Technologies 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 - Progressive Care

Honor Vet Technologies:
Pioneering Purpose, Empowering Heroes

Founded in 2015, Honor Vet Technologies stands as a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), proudly certified by NaVOBA and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Our mission goes beyond staffing—we are committed to transforming lives by addressing the critical unemployment challenges faced by veterans.

As a Joint Commission-certified clinical staffing agency, we deliver unmatched expertise in placing top-tier healthcare professionals—RNs, LPNs/LVNs, CNAs/CMAs, and NPs—across diverse facilities, including hospitals, clinics, rehabilitation centers, old-age homes, schools, correctional facilities, and more.

At Honor Vet, we don't just fill roles; we bridge gaps, uplift communities, and honor the ones who served.

• Vision benefits
• License and certification reimbursement
• Continuing Education
• Medical benefits
• Wellness and fitness programs
• Dental benefits
• Guaranteed Hours
• Mileage reimbursement
• Referral bonus
• Bereavement
• Holiday Pay
• Sick pay
• Retention bonus