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Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
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Hours: 36 hrs/wk
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Start Date: Sep 21, 2026
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Length: 13 weeks
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Openings: 1
American Traveler is hiring a Night Shift RN for a PCU position at a teaching hospital, requiring at least 1 year of PCU experience and Epic proficiency.
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Work in the Progressive Care Unit (PCU) of a teaching hospital
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Patient population includes stepdown/telemetry, respiratory, renal, neurological, and post-surgical cases
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Estimated patient ratio of 1:3
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Night shift schedule with 3x12-hour shifts (7:00 PM - 7:30 AM)
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Weekday and some weekend shifts required
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Rotating holiday coverage required
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Required to float to units of equivalent or lower acuity
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Uses Epic EMR
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Active OH or compact RN license required in hand at time of submission
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Current BLS and ACLS certifications required
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Minimum 1 year of PCU or Stepdown experience required
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Teaching hospital experience preferred
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Previous Charge RN experience preferred
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Epic EMR experience required
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Skilled in IV starts and telemetry monitoring
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Experience with cardiac monitoring and dysrhythmia management
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Experience with respiratory care including BiPAP/CPAP, chest tubes, and oxygen administration
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Experience with wound care, isolation precautions, and insulin drip titration
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Education must be from an ACEN or CCNE accredited program
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Two professional references required, with at least one from a Manager/Director or Supervisor and the second acceptable from a Charge RN (no coworker references)
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Provide comprehensive nursing care to stepdown/telemetry patients including cardiac, respiratory, renal, and neurological cases
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Perform IV therapy, central/peripheral line management, and blood product administration as needed
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Manage patients requiring tracheostomy care, feeding tubes, and heparin or insulin protocols
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Local candidates accepted at the same rate
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Former employees eligible for travel assignments after being away from the facility for 6 months or more
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Current employees of the hospital system are ineligible for travel assignments at any location within the system
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RTO must be submitted with the application and built into the contract, limited to 7 days or less
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Candidates must complete Ohio fingerprinting requirements promptly after signing the contract due to strict compliance deadlines
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First-time travelers may be considered, though experience with strong stepdown/PCU background is preferred
