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Nights, 4x12hrs Hours: 48 hrs/wk Start Date: Nov 16, 2026 Length: 13 weeks Openings: 1 Description American Traveler is hiring an experienced RN for a Cardiac Progressive Care Unit (PCU) position requiring at least 2 years of telemetry experience and Epic proficiency. Details Cardiac PCU setting treating myocardial infarction, rule out MI, primary arrhythmias, pre/post open-heart and vascular surgery patients, coronary artery disease, heart failure, pre/post cath lab, and stroke patients with cardiac involvement Specialized care for structural heart support patients, including VAD and TAVR Night shift schedule, 4x12 hours (19:00-07:30) Patient ratio of 1:4, which may increase to 1:5 at midnight Floating required to similar units; travelers must be flexible Every other weekend work required Epic EMR experience required Requirements Active WA state or compact RN license required, must be in hand at time of consideration Current
BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS Minimum 2 years of telemetry experience required; surgical tele, open heart surgery, and vascular (groin/radial band management) experience required Prior travel nursing experience required IV therapy skills required, including starting and maintaining IVs Experience with chest tube setup and care, CPAP/BiPAP, trach care, and sternal precautions required Experience with blood/blood product administration required Experience with cardioversion/defibrillation and epicardial pacer management required Experience with telemetry interpretation and dysrhythmia management required Experience caring for LVAD and open-heart post-op patients (24-28 hours) required VAD and TAVR experience preferred Teaching hospital and community hospital experience preferred Additional Information Responsibilities include dysrhythmia interpretation and management, cardiac monitoring, and emergency response Provide care for patients with chest tubes, sternal precautions, and post cardiac surgery needs First-time travelers will not be considered for this position Former permanent employees of this health system must be separated for at least 3 months before returning as a traveler and must live outside a 50-mile radius of the facility Travelers may be required to float between sister facilities within the health system Must commit to working 3 of 5 major holidays: Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Eve, and New Year's Day All time off requests must be submitted upfront during the application process, as requests after offer may not be accommodated Candidates residing within a 50-mile radius may be accepted at a lower bill rate