Travel Progressive Care Unit Registered Nurse (PCU RN) – Night Shift Contract in Asheville, NC

Bring your progressive care nursing expertise to a high-acuity cardiac and medical stepdown unit in Asheville, North Carolina. This 13-week travel nursing contract offers PCU RNs the opportunity to care for diverse patients while working with a supportive team in a vibrant Blue Ridge Mountain community known for scenic beauty, outdoor recreation, arts, and welcoming culture.

Travel Nursing Job Details

• Specialty: Progressive Care Unit (PCU), stepdown, and cardiac nursing
• Location: Asheville, North Carolina
• Weekly Estimated Pay: $1,800-$1,890
• Contract Duration: 13 weeks
• Start Date: September 28, 2026
• End Date: December 28, 2026
• Schedule: 36 hours per week, typically three 12-hour shifts
• Shift: Nights, approximately 6:45 p.m. to 7:15 a.m.
• Weekend Requirement: Every other weekend
• Unit Profile: 40-bed progressive care unit with typical patient ratios of 1:4, with occasional 1:5 staffing
• Documentation: Cerner electronic medical record (EMR)
• Floating: Med-Surg, stepdown, COVID, and emergency department holding areas as needed

PCU Registered Nurse Job Requirements

• At least 1 year of recent progressive care, stepdown, telemetry, or comparable acute care nursing experience
• Current Registered Nurse (RN) license eligible for practice in North Carolina
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
• Current Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification
• Demonstrated telemetry and cardiac monitoring experience
• Experience managing titratable or cardiac intravenous medications, such as nitroglycerin, diltiazem, amiodarone, dopamine, dobutamine, insulin, heparin, and diuretics
• Ability to provide flexible, compassionate patient care and work effectively as part of an interdisciplinary healthcare team
• Comfort working in all-white, all-navy, or white-top and navy-pants clinical attire

Progressive Care Nursing Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive nursing care for patients with heart failure, myocardial infarction, chest pain, arrhythmias, pulmonary hypertension, valvular disease, endocarditis, and diabetic ketoacidosis
• Care for patients recovering from cardiac catheterization, stent placement, pacemaker or ICD procedures, and cardiac ablation
• Perform ongoing patient assessments, telemetry monitoring, medication administration, and evaluation of responses to treatment
• Safely manage titratable cardiac and critical-care infusions according to provider orders and clinical protocols
• Participate in bedside cardioversion procedures and other progressive care interventions
• Collaborate with providers, nurses, patient care technicians, and other members of the interdisciplinary care team
• Use Zoll monitors, infusion pumps, lifts, bladder scanners, and other clinical equipment safely and effectively
• Maintain accurate documentation in Cerner and support safe transitions of care
• Adapt to floating assignments while maintaining high standards of patient-centered care

Apply now to join this Asheville, North Carolina travel nursing opportunity as a Progressive Care Unit Registered Nurse.

Benefits

401K with Matching, Healthcare, Dental and Vision

Equal Opportunity

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity across our organization. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.