
PCU | Registered Nurse
- Agency
- GHR Healthcare
- Location
- Fort Myers, FL
- Job type
- Travel
- Profession
- Registered Nurse (RN)
- Industry
- Nursing & Healthcare
- Posted
- Oct 9, 2026
Pay breakdown
- Hourly
- $52.08
- Weekly
- $1,875
- Yearly (full-time)
- $97,500
- Start date
- November 6, 2026
This job pays about $52.08/hour — 29% above the median for Registered Nurse (RN) jobs in Florida ($40.48/hour). The total includes tax-free housing and meal stipends, which staff jobs don't pay, so take-home pay is usually higher than the hourly figure suggests.
Estimated from the weekly pay in the listing, 36 hours a week; yearly = 52 weeks. Median wage: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025.
Registered Nurse (RN) jobs in Florida right now
- 818 open Registered Nurse (RN) jobs in Florida from 6 agencies, 335 of them in Fort Myers.
- Pay in these listings: $28.81 – $75.66/hour, median $54.29/hour.
- Typical Registered Nurse (RN) pay in Florida: $40.48/hour ($84,198/year, BLS).
- Highest median pay: AHS Staffing ($60.37/hour across 159 jobs).
Job description
PCU Travel Nurse Jobs in Fort Myers, FL | Progressive Care Unit RN Contract
Join a cardiac-focused Progressive Care Unit nursing team as a travel Registered Nurse in Fort Myers, Florida. This 13-week PCU travel nursing contract is ideal for an experienced cardiac RN ready to provide high-quality care in a collaborative hospital environment.
Travel RN Job Details
- Job Title: Progressive Care Unit Registered Nurse (PCU RN)
- Specialty: Progressive Care Unit travel nursing
- Clinical Focus: Cardiac medicine and progressive care
- Location: Fort Myers, Florida
- Weekly Estimated Pay: $1,830–$1,920
- Schedule: Three 12-hour night shifts per week
- Guaranteed Hours: 36 hours per week
- Contract Length: 13 weeks
- Start Date: November 6, 2026
- End Date: February 6, 2027
- Unit Environment: 36-bed cardiac progressive care unit with typical nurse-to-patient ratios of 1:4–5
- Openings: 2
- Electronic Medical Record: Epic
PCU Registered Nurse Job Requirements
- Current Registered Nurse (RN) licensure appropriate for practice in Florida
- At least 2 years of recent Progressive Care Unit (PCU) nursing experience
- Recent cardiac nursing or cardiac progressive care experience required
- Progressive Care Registered Nurse certification or equivalent specialty experience
- Current BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS certifications
- Degree accreditation or 5 years of relevant professional experience, in accordance with credentialing requirements
- Ability to work three 12-hour night shifts weekly
- Willingness to float to other appropriate units or affiliated campuses as needed
- All requested time off must be disclosed during submission
PCU Travel Nurse Responsibilities
- Provide comprehensive nursing care to adult cardiac, telemetry, and progressive care patients
- Monitor patients with complex cardiac conditions and promptly recognize changes in clinical status
- Administer medications and treatments safely according to established nursing standards
- Perform focused nursing assessments, develop individualized care plans, and evaluate patient outcomes
- Collaborate with physicians, advanced practice providers, therapists, and other members of the interdisciplinary healthcare team
- Accurately document assessments, interventions, and patient responses in the Epic electronic medical record
- Support patient and family education related to diagnoses, treatments, medications, and discharge planning
- Float to comparable units when needed while maintaining high standards of patient care
Enjoy the sunny Gulf Coast setting, beautiful beaches, and year-round outdoor lifestyle of Southwest Florida while advancing your travel nursing career. Apply now for this PCU RN travel contract in Fort Myers, Florida.
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.
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