Travel Nurse RN - PCU - Progressive Care Unit - $2,242 per week

Malone Healthcare - Nursing is seeking a travel nurse RN PCU - Progressive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in Rapid City, South Dakota.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: PCU - Progressive Care Unit
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 09/08/2025
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, days, nights
• Employment Type: Travel

SIMPLIFI CLINICAL INTERVIEWS
• General Information
• Beds: 44
• Minimum experience: 1.5 years general nursing experience
• Will you accept a first-time traveler? Yes, only with 2+ years of experience
• Travelers must live 100 miles away from any Monument Health facility
• Permanent staff must wait 1 full year to return as a traveler
• Patient Types:
• This is a mixed acuity unit meaning there will be Intermediate Care acuity as well as Tele and MedSurg - please ensure traveler understands
• Direct admits, ED admits, Post Cath Lab, etc
• MI, NSTEMI & STEMI (IABP would go to ICU), CHF, Dysrhythmia management, Pacemaker malfunction, Epicardial pacers
• Backup Stroke unit and Medical Overflow
• Step down level experience with post cardiac/vascular, post-cardiac cath patients, post open heart surgery, post TAVR, post EP studies, post pacemaker insertion
• Patient Ratios:
• RN: 1:4 most of the time, can be 1:3 (acuity dependent)
• Required Certifications:
• BLS, ACLS, NIHSS
• Required Education:
• Completion of a nursing education program that is approved by a board of nursing; Registered Nurse (RN) - South Dakota Board of Nursing
• Skills required:
• PCU level RN
• Experience with Cardiac procedural recovery (CABG/TAVR/post cardiac cath), MI pharmacology, titratable Cardiac/vasoactive gtts (Cardizem, Amiodarone, Nitro, Levo, Dopamine) - please request manager approval if traveler does not have this, Heparin gtts, cardiac rhythm interpretation, chest tubes management, TNK administration (preferred)
• Support on the Unit:
• CNA (Ratio: 1:5-8, depending on shift)
• Charge nurse - Unassigned
• Phlebotomy - Yes, peripheral blood draws
• IV/VAT Team - No
• Resource Nurse - Occasionally
• Tele tech would oversee cardiac monitoring - RN would confirm strips 6a & 6p
• RT - yes, 24/7
• Hospitalist - in facility 24/7, but not dedicated to unit
• Charting System/Equipment:
• Epic - please let CRT know if traveler does not have EPIC experience so they can ask approval
• Alaris
• Omnicell
• Floating: If yes, where?
• Primarily to our sister unit, General PCU - as needed
• Could also be floated to MS/Tele or ICU to care for PCU level patients
• Could be floated within scope of practice and below
• Orientation: (facility and unit)
• 2 partial days of education
• (3) 12hr shifts on the unit
• Scheduling:
• Weekend rotation: Every other
• Will they be on call? If so, what is that schedule? No call
• Holiday Expectations: Every other
• Approval of time off? Up to 7 days, must extend if taking a full week off. No time off the first (3) weeks of August annually (Sturgis Bike Rally)
• Other notes:
• Scrub Color: Navy Blue
• Free Parking
 

About Malone Healthcare - Nursing

With a commitment to providing a higher standard of service and experience in patient care, Malone Healthcare places expert nurses and allied health professionals in rewarding careers throughout the United States. As a leading healthcare staffing agency, Malone’s focus on compliance and integrity translates to a seamless experience for our team members and partner facilities. When you work with Malone Healthcare, you can rely on over 50 years of proven experience placing exceptional professionals in quality healthcare settings.

Benefits

• Weekly pay
• Holiday Pay
• Guaranteed Hours
• Continuing Education
• 401k retirement plan
• Pet insurance
• Referral bonus
• Medical benefits
• Dental benefits
• Vision benefits
• License and certification reimbursement
• Life insurance