Job Description

Job Description

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

Job Tags

Holiday work, Contract work, Local area, Shift work, Night shift, Weekend work,

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