What are the responsibilities and job description for the Travel Nurse RN - PCU - Progressive Care Unit - $2,002 per week position at LanceSoft, Inc.?
LanceSoft is seeking a travel nurse RN PCU - Progressive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in Macon, Georgia.
Job Description & Requirements- Specialty: PCU - Progressive Care Unit
- Discipline: RN
- Start Date: 05/18/2026
- Duration: 13 weeks
- 36 hours per week
- Shift: 12 hours, nights
- Employment Type: Travel
RN - PCU
● About Facility:
o 637 licensed beds
o Level 1 Trauma Designation
o Teaching Hospital
o Chest Pain Center
o Stroke Center
● Unit Information:
o Beds: 10
▪ Census? 10
o Minimum Years of Experience required? 2 years PCU RN experience
o Will you accept a first-time traveler? Yes
● Patient Types/Common Diagnoses:
o Step Down ICU patients
o Common diagnoses: respiratory failure, renal failure, sepsis, GI Bleed, DKA, hypotension, hypertension, stroke, pneumonia, cancer, ARDS, overdoses
o Step downs from ICU and ER admissions
o Chronic home ventilators with static vent settings
● Patient Ratios:
o RN: 1:3-4
o CNA: 1-2 per shift
● Required License, National Certification, Certs (BLS, ACLS, etc.), or other position specific requirements such as Driver's License and/or Insurance:
o NIHSS, BLS, and ACLS certification required
o CCRN (critical care nursing certification) preferred but not required
o BCR (Basic Cardiac Rythm) – meaning traveler will be required to pass an EKG competency exam as part of Compliance
● Skills required:
o Trach chare, chest tube management, PIV starts, glucommander, insulin drips, heparin drips, drips to titrate to HR not BP
o Monitoring and management of invasive lines i.e. arterial lines, central venous lines, pulse oximetry, intracranial pressure monitoring
o Assist/management of a variety of bedside procedures i.e. chest tube placement/management, tracheostomy, peg tube placement
● Support within the Department:
o CNA? Duties? Yes - assist with VS, Glucose Checks, baths, feeding, ambulating patients, assisting turning patients, hourly rounding, transporting patients as needed (Hospital has designated Transport Team); obtain blood from blood bank
o Receptionist/HUC? Unit secretary on unit 7a-11p; then house wide call secretary 11p-7a
o Charge nurse – may have patients
o Phlebotomy? Most units are lab collect phlebotomy; nurses drawn from CVLs
o IV/VAT Team? Not an IV team - do have a PICC team
o Resource Nurse? Yes, we have discharge nurses, resource team floats to all units
o RT 24/7? yes
o Hospitalist 24/7? yes
o Intensivist 24/7? yes
o Telemetry monitoring/tech? Central Telemetry Unit
● Technology/Equipment:
o EMR: EPIC
o IV Pump: Alaris
o Med dispensing: Pyxis
o Monitors: Phillips
o Unit specific equipment:
▪ VS3 vital sign monitors, Nova Glucose Stat Strips
▪ Belmont Rapid Infuser
▪ TABLO
▪ PCA pain management
▪ SCD’s (sequential compression devices)
▪ Cooling and heating blankets-devices
● Floating: If yes, where?
o Within and below scope as needed
● Orientation (facility and unit) :
o 1 day orientation with work on educational modules
o 2 days departmental
● Scheduling:
o Weekend rotation: 5-6 weekend shifts out of 12 (on a 6-week schedule)
o On call? If so, what is that schedule? No call
o Holiday Expectations: work one shift of each major holiday (Thanksgiving Day or day after 12/24 or 12/25 12/31 or 1/1
o RTO Requests: Manager approval
o Shift times: 12-hour shifts 7A-7P or 7P-7A
o Schedule cycle: every 6 weeks
● Other notes:
o Scrub Color: RN- Navy
o Parking: Free? Have free parking around campus or can pay to park in parking decks
o Unit Culture: busy but work as team
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About LanceSoftEstablished in 2000, LanceSoft is a Certified MBE and Woman-Owned organization. Lancesoft Inc. is one of the highest rated companies in the industry. We have been recognized as one of the Largest Staffing firms and ranked in the top 50 fastest Growing Healthcare Staffing firms in 2022. Lancesoft offers short- and long-term contracts, permanent placements, and travel opportunities to credentialed and experienced professionals throughout the United States. We pride ourselves on having industry leading benefits. We understand the importance of partnering with an expert who values your needs, which is why we’re 100% committed to finding you an assignment that best matches your career and lifestyle goals. Our team of experienced career specialists takes the time to understand your needs and match you with the right job Lancesoft has been chosen by Staffing Industry Analysts as one of the Best Staffing Firms to Work for.LanceSoft specializes in providing Registered Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, LPNs/LVNs, Social Workers, Medical Assistants, and Certified Nursing Assistants to work in Acute Care Centers, Skilled Nursing Facilities, Long-Term Care centers, Rehab Facilities, Behavioral Health Centers, Drug & Alcohol Facilities, Home Health & Community Health, Urgent Care Clinics, and many other provider-based facilities.
Benefits- Weekly pay
- Medical benefits
Salary : $2,002