Travel Nurse RN - PCU - Progressive Care Unit - $2,864 per week
Company: TNAA TotalMed RN
Location: Nashua
Posted on: October 28, 2025
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Job Description:
Travel Nurse RN - PCU - Progressive Care Unit - $2,864 per week
at TNAA TotalMed RN summary: This is a travel nurse position for a
Registered Nurse specializing in Progressive Care Unit (PCU)
patients in Nashua, New Hampshire. The role involves close
monitoring of patients who need frequent assessments but are not
critically unstable, administering medications, managing IVs, and
using specialized equipment. The position requires 1-2 years of
acute care experience, ACLS and BLS certifications, and the ability
to perform physically demanding tasks during 12-hour night shifts
for 13 weeks. TNAA TotalMed RN is seeking a travel nurse RN PCU -
Progressive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in Nashua, New
Hampshire. Job Description & Requirements Specialty: PCU -
Progressive Care Unit Discipline: RN Start Date: 11/17/2025
Duration: 13 weeks 48 hours per week Shift: 12 hours, nights
Employment Type: Travel We're looking for Progressive Care Unit RNs
for an immediate travel nurse opening in Nashua, NH. The right RN
should have 1-2 years recent acute care experience. Read below for
more requirements. As a PCU Travel Nurse, you will care for
patients who require close monitoring and frequent assessment, but
aren't unstable enough to need ICU care. Progressive Care Unit RNs
will utilize computer equipment to monitor cardiac and other vital
information, detecting any changes and thereby enabling
intervention of life-threatening or emergency situations. Close
observation is necessary as many PCU patients receive a significant
amount of complex medications, sometimes through an intravenous
line that may need to be adjusted or titrated. The PCU RN is
sometimes also called a step-down nurse, and the PCU is also known
as cardiac stepdown, medical stepdown, neuro stepdown, surgical
stepdown and ER holding. As a PCU Travel Nurse, you should be
prepared to perform the following tasks: Provide basic bedside
care; stabilize critical cardiac patients. Change dressings, insert
catheters and start IVs. Prepare, administer and record prescribed
medication, reporting any adverse reactions to treatment. Monitor
and adjust specialized equipment used on patients, and interpret
and record electronic displays. Initiate corrective action whenever
information from monitoring equipment shows adverse symptomatology.
PCU Travel Nurses should be able to stand and walk for long periods
of time, as well as bend, lean and stoop without difficulty. RNs
should be able to easily lift 20 pounds. Moving or lifting of
patients may require lifting of up to 50 pounds at times. Because
of the fast-paced environment, Progressive Care Unit RNs must
possess good skills for coping with stress and be able to relate to
people of all ages and backgrounds. Requirements*: BLS, ACLS, 3
Years * Additional certifications may be required before beginning
an assignment. TotalMed Travel Job ID 1322108. Pay package is based
on 12 hour shifts and 48 hours per week (subject to confirmation)
with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title:
Progressive Care Unit - PCU RN - Travel Nurse About TNAA TotalMed
RN TotalMed is a Top Ten, travel nursing and healthcare staffing
agency with the mission of igniting purpose in healthcare. The
organization staffs nurses, therapists, pharmacists, and other
clinicians of all specialties in all 50 states. They offer local
and travel jobs and match caregivers with the right organization to
assist both facilities and patients. As an organization, they focus
on putting highly-skilled staff into facilities to ensure adequate
staffing for a better patient experience. TotalMed specializes in
recruiting and placing healthcare professionals in travel, PRN, and
permanent positions across the country in Nursing and Allied
Health. Throughout 2020, the organization filled roles at even the
most short-staffed facilities during the most challenging time in
healthcare. By matching the right travel healthcare professional
with the right organization, TotalMed continues to offer a lifeline
to facilities and their patients. Benefits Weekly pay Guaranteed
Hours Continuing Education 401k retirement plan Sick pay Wellness
and fitness programs Referral bonus Employee assistance programs
Medical benefits Dental benefits Vision benefits Benefits start day
1 Keywords: Travel Nurse, Progressive Care Unit, Registered Nurse,
PCU RN, Acute Care Nursing, Patient Monitoring, ICU Step-down, IV
Therapy, ACLS Certified, Night Shift Nurse
Keywords: TNAA TotalMed RN, Nashua , Travel Nurse RN - PCU - Progressive Care Unit - $2,864 per week, Healthcare , Nashua, New Hampshire
