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Travel Registered Nurse (RN) – Progressive Care Unit (PCU) Night Shift | Petersburg, VA

Explore a rewarding Virginia travel nursing job in Petersburg, VA, and join a collaborative Progressive Care Unit (PCU) team caring for high-acuity adult and geriatric patients. This 13-week travel RN assignment is ideal for an experienced nurse skilled in telemetry, intermediate care, and recognizing early signs of clinical deterioration.

Located in the Greater Richmond region, Petersburg is a historic community known for its rich heritage, welcoming neighborhoods, and convenient access to Central Virginia attractions. In this travel nurse role, you will provide evidence-based care in a 29-bed intermediate care environment with typical patient assignments of 1:3 to 1:5. You will work alongside an interdisciplinary team caring for patients with complex medical and cardiac conditions, including respiratory failure, sepsis, CHF, STEMI, GI bleeds, COPD, pneumonia, CKD, diabetes, and urinary tract infections.

Travel RN Job Details

• Position: Travel Registered Nurse – Progressive Care Unit (PCU) / Intermediate Care
• Location: Petersburg, Virginia, in the Greater Richmond region
• Assignment Type: 13-week travel nursing contract
• Start Date: November 9, 2026
• End Date: February 8, 2027
• Weekly Estimated Pay: $2,020–$2,130
• Schedule: 3 shifts per week, 12-hour night shifts
• Hours: 36 hours per week
• Weekend and Holiday Coverage: Every other weekend and holidays as scheduled
• Patient Population: Adults and older adults requiring progressive or intermediate care
• Travel Requirement: Travel candidates must reside at least 50 miles from the assignment location
• Unit Resources: Telemetry monitoring, wound vacs, warming blankets, IV and PCA pumps, BiPAP, high-flow nasal cannula, and chest tubes
• Additional Expectations: May float to medical-surgical and telemetry units; precepting or charge experience is preferred

Progressive Care Travel Nurse Requirements

• Current Registered Nurse (RN) license valid in Virginia or eligibility under a compact license
• At least 2 years of recent RN experience in an acute-care or progressive-care setting
• Recent experience caring for stepdown, intermediate-care, telemetry, or other high-acuity patients
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification
• National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certification
• Strong cardiac rhythm interpretation and dysrhythmia recognition skills; successful completion of a dysrhythmia assessment may be required
• Ability to recognize early signs of deterioration and respond using sound clinical judgment
• Experience with cardiac drips, including titratable infusions, is preferred
• Travel nursing experience is preferred
• Epic electronic health record experience is preferred
• Ability to work nights, weekends, holidays, and in a fast-paced acute-care environment

PCU Registered Nurse Responsibilities

• Perform comprehensive initial and ongoing assessments and develop individualized plans of care.
• Deliver safe, compassionate, and evidence-based nursing care to progressive-care patients across the adult and geriatric lifespan.
• Monitor telemetry and hemodynamic status, interpret advanced cardiac rhythms, and promptly escalate changes in condition.
• Care for patients with multi-system illness, respiratory failure, sepsis, cardiac conditions, chest tubes, and other complex medical needs.
• Administer medications, including cardiac drips and other high-alert therapies, in accordance with applicable policies and standards of practice.
• Support patients receiving advanced respiratory therapies such as BiPAP and high-flow nasal cannula.
• Evaluate patient responses to treatment, revise care plans, and communicate outcomes to the interdisciplinary team.
• Coordinate care with providers, ancillary departments, patients, families, and caregivers.
• Provide patient and family education and promote informed participation in care decisions.
• Advocate for patient safety, privacy, dignity, and culturally responsive care.
• Float to medical-surgical and telemetry units as needed while maintaining safe practice within scope and competency.
• Participate in quality improvement activities, orientation, precepting, and continued professional development as appropriate.

Apply now for this Progressive Care Unit travel RN opportunity in Petersburg, Virginia, and join a dedicated healthcare team in the Greater Richmond region.

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.