HonorVet Technologies is seeking a travel nurse RN PCU - Progressive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in Abingdon, Virginia.
Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty: PCU - Progressive Care Unit
- Discipline: RN
- Start Date: 06/23/2025
- Duration: 13 weeks
- 36 hours per week
- Shift: 12 hours, nights
- Employment Type: Travel
Job Title: Registered Nurse - Progressive Care Unit (PCU)
Location: Johnston Memorial Hospital, 16000 Johnston Memorial Dr, Abingdon, VA 24211
Contract Length: 13 weeks
Shift: Nights - 3x12-Hour (6:30 PM - 7:00 AM)
Schedule: 36 hours/week Every other weekend required
Guaranteed Hours: 36
Compensation for 36 hours: $2,500 Per Week
- Weekly Gross: $2,400.00 Per Week
- On W2(Taxable): $720.00 Per Week ($20/hour)
- Stipend (Non-Taxable): $1,780.00 Per Week
Facility Overview:
Johnston Memorial Hospital is a Ballad Health facility offering high-quality, patient-centered care to the community of Abingdon, Virginia. The Progressive Care Unit (PCU) at JMH is a 34-bed unit designed to treat adult and geriatric patients with varying acuity, including those requiring cardiac, renal, and respiratory care.
Unit Details:
- Unit Name: JMH 3000 (PCU)
- Number of Beds: 34
- Patient Ratio: 1:6 (Days and Nights)
- Scheduling Type: Block
- Float Requirement: Yes (PCU competencies preferred)
- Weekend Requirement: Every other weekend
- Charting System: Epic
Job Summary:
The PCU RN will provide advanced care to a diverse patient population with acute medical needs, managing telemetry, IV medications, and continuous monitoring. Responsibilities include timely assessments, medication administration, interdisciplinary coordination, and documentation in Epic.
Required Experience & Qualifications:
- Minimum 2 years of recent PCU/Telemetry/Med-Surg experience
- Travel experience: Not required
- Charting: Proficiency in Epic preferred
- Licensure: Active RN license (VA or Compact) - required at submission
- Local candidates (within 100 miles): Not accepted
Certifications (Required):
- AHA BLS
- AHA ACLS
- NIHSS
- Preferred: CPI, PALS, OCN
Key Skills & Competencies:
- IV & Central Line Management:
- Starting IVs, PICC line care, Blood draws, Phlebotomy
- Central Line Management & Blood Product Administration
Respiratory Support:
- CPAP/BiPAP, HFNC, Oxygen Masks, Chest Tubes, Tracheostomy Management
Cardiac & Emergency:
- Telemetry (unit & remote monitoring), Dysrhythmia Interpretation, Rapid Response
Oncology (Preferred):
- Chemotherapy Monitoring & Administration
Neurological & Endocrine:
- CVA care, Diabetic care, Insulin administration, ABG interpretation
Additional Skills:
- Isolation precautions, Wound care (including Wound Vac), Colostomy, GI tube management, Renal failure & Dialysis management
Common Diagnoses:
- Sepsis, Bacteremia, AMS, Heart failure, Diabetes, Electrolyte imbalance
- Renal failure (HD & PD), Pneumonia, Chest Pain, GI Bleeds, COVID-19, Cellulitis
Equipment & Procedures:
- Continuous Bladder Irrigation
- Suctioning & Oxygen Delivery Systems
- Interpretation of telemetry and emergency monitoring
Work Environment:
- Interdisciplinary Support Includes: Respiratory, Pharmacy, Radiology, Phlebotomy, PT, Social Services, Transport, Unit Secretaries
- Clinical Education Role: Travelers are expected to assist in the education of nursing students alongside their clinical duties.
Local candidates (within 100 miles): Not accepted
About HonorVet Technologies
HonorVet Technologies: Pioneering Purpose, Empowering Heroes
Founded in 2015, HonorVet Technologies stands as a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), proudly certified by NaVOBA and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Our mission goes beyond staffing-we are committed to transforming lives by addressing the critical unemployment challenges faced by veterans.
As a Joint Commission-certified clinical staffing agency, we deliver unmatched expertise in placing top-tier healthcare professionals-RNs, LPNs/LVNs, CNAs/CMAs, and NPs-across diverse facilities, including hospitals, clinics, rehabilitation centers, old-age homes, schools, correctional facilities, and more.
At HonorVet, we don't just fill roles; we bridge gaps, uplift communities, and honor the ones who served.
Benefits
- Vision benefits
- License and certification reimbursement
- Continuing Education
- Medical benefits
- Wellness and fitness programs
- Dental benefits
- Guaranteed Hours
- Mileage reimbursement
- Referral bonus
- Bereavement
- Holiday Pay
- Sick pay
- Retention bonus