Travel Nurse RN - PCU - Progressive Care Unit - per week

MedCadre is seeking a travel nurse RN PCU - Progressive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in Albany, Georgia.Job Description & Requirements

Specialty: PCU - Progressive Care Unit

Discipline: RN

Start Date: 10/13/2025

Duration: 17 weeks

36 hours per week

Shift: 12 hours, days, nights

Employment Type: Travel

Registered Nurse (RN) – Progressive Care Unit (Stepdown)

Location: Albany, GA - 31701

Shift: Days & Nights (both are available)

Duration: 17 weeks

Hours/week: 36 hours per week

Start Date: 10/21/2025

Contract Type: Travel (Radius rule 50 miles)

Job Summary:

Seeking an experienced Registered Nurse to provide high-quality nursing care in a progressive care (stepdown) unit within an acute care setting. This role requires a nurse with strong cardiac and stepdown unit experience, capable of managing complex cardiovascular patients and post-surgical care.

Roles & Responsibilities:

Deliver comprehensive nursing care to patients in a 44-bed cardiac stepdown unit, including those recovering from cardiothoracic and cardiovascular surgeries.

Manage patient care for a variety of cardiac conditions including CABG, pacemaker and AICD care, heart failure, arrhythmias, and post-op cardiovascular procedures.

Monitor and titrate drips such as Cardizem, amiodarone, dobutamine, dopamine, and heparin.

Interpret cardiac telemetry strips and respond to changes in patient condition.

Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams including hospitalists, intensivists, respiratory therapists, pharmacy, and IV teams.

Participate in float duties to ICU for stepdown patients only, unless ICU experience is documented and approved.

Maintain accurate and timely documentation utilizing MEDITECH EMR.

Skills Required:

Active and current RN license.

Minimum 2 years of experience in an acute care stepdown or progressive care unit.

Certification in BLS and ACLS required; NIHSS preferred.

Proficiency in managing cardiac drips and telemetry monitoring, including ECG strip interpretation.

Experience with cardiac patient populations such as post-CABG, thoracotomies, VATS, EVARs, pacemakers, AICDs, arrhythmias, and CHF.

Ability or willingness to learn pacer wire removal.

Ability to handle a fast-paced environment with high patient turnover (32-38 patients per shift).

Flexibility to work holidays and every other weekend.

Required Documents:

Current Registered Nurse (RN) License.

AHA - BLS, ACLS

Covid Card

Application Process: Please submit your resume to or call . Qualified candidates will be contacted promptly for next steps.About MedCadre

At MedCadre, headquartered in Irvine, California and serving healthcare organizations nationwide, we connect exceptional clinicians with world-class career opportunities while upholding the highest standards of ethics, fairness, and integrity. As a Joint Commission–accredited and ISO 9001–certified leader in medical staffing, we strictly adhere to healthcare regulations, ensuring trust and peace of mind for both our clinicians and partner facilities.

Guided by our core values; Results, Approachability, Care, and Emergency (RACE), we foster an environment where you can grow professionally, build meaningful relationships, and deliver outstanding patient care. When you join MedCadre, you become part of a broad network dedicated to advancing healthcare, improving lives, and shaping the future of patient outcomes together.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and embrace diversity at every level of our organization

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