
PCU | Registered Nurse
- Agency
- GHR Healthcare
- Location
- Spokane, WA
- Job type
- Travel
- Profession
- Registered Nurse (RN)
- Industry
- Nursing & Healthcare
- Posted
- Oct 10, 2026
Pay breakdown
- Hourly
- $61.53
- Weekly
- $2,215
- Yearly (full-time)
- $115,180
- Contract length
- 13 weeks
- Start date
- November 2, 2026
This job pays about $61.53/hour — 3% above the median for Registered Nurse (RN) jobs in Washington ($59.71/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 Washington right now
- 1,042 open Registered Nurse (RN) jobs in Washington from 7 agencies, 136 of them in Spokane.
- Pay in these listings: $27.44 – $103/hour, median $63.28/hour.
- Typical Registered Nurse (RN) pay in Washington: $59.71/hour ($124,197/year, BLS).
- Highest median pay: Health Advocates Network ($73.00/hour across 161 jobs).
Job description
Travel PCU Registered Nurse (RN) – 13-Week Contract in Spokane, WA
Seeking an experienced Progressive Care Unit (PCU) travel nurse for a 13-week night-shift contract in Spokane, Washington. Join a collaborative stepdown nursing team providing high-acuity care to adult and geriatric patients in a 42-bed PCU. This Washington travel nursing opportunity offers the chance to work in the scenic Inland Northwest, known for its riverfront parks, outdoor recreation, and welcoming community.
Travel Nursing Job Details
- Weekly Estimated Pay: $2,160–$2,270
- Location: Spokane, Washington
- Travel Nurse Specialty: Progressive Care Unit (PCU), Stepdown, and Intermediate Care
- Healthcare Setting: 42-bed PCU/stepdown unit
- Start Date: November 2, 2026
- Assignment Duration: 13 weeks
- Schedule: 3 shifts per week, 36 hours per week
- Shift: 12-hour nights, 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.
- Weekend Rotation: Every other weekend
- Patient Population: Adult and geriatric patients
- Typical Nurse-to-Patient Ratio: Approximately 1:3–4
- Electronic Medical Record: Epic experience required
- Call: Not required
PCU Travel Nurse Requirements
- Current Registered Nurse (RN) license; an active compact license must be in hand when applicable
- At least 1 year of recent PCU, progressive care, stepdown, intermediate care, or closely related acute-care nursing experience
- Demonstrated experience managing and titrating cardiac and vasoactive medication drips
- Current ACLS, BLS, and NIHSS certifications
- Recent Epic charting experience
- Strong cardiac telemetry monitoring and dysrhythmia interpretation skills
- Ability to care for patients with CHF, atrial fibrillation with rapid ventricular response, chest pain, possible myocardial infarction, post-cardiac catheterization needs, cardiac drips, and renal failure
- Willingness to float to telemetry or medical-surgical units when staffing needs require
- Availability for rotating weekend coverage and holiday assignments as scheduled
PCU Registered Nurse Responsibilities
- Deliver comprehensive nursing care to adult and geriatric patients in a high-acuity PCU/stepdown environment
- Continuously assess, monitor, and document patients requiring cardiac telemetry and progressive-care nursing
- Safely manage and titrate cardiac and vasoactive drips according to established protocols
- Interpret cardiac rhythms and respond promptly to changes in patient condition
- Provide pre- and post-procedure care for patients undergoing cardiac catheterization, angiography, and cardiac surgery
- Manage central lines, PICC lines, chest tubes, surgical drains, feeding tubes, oxygen therapy, noninvasive airways, and other progressive-care equipment
- Administer medications, blood products, insulin protocols, and other treatments while maintaining accurate clinical documentation in Epic
- Collaborate with physicians, respiratory therapists, pharmacists, rapid response teams, and other interdisciplinary healthcare professionals
- Recognize and escalate clinical deterioration, participating in rapid response and emergency interventions as needed
- Float to designated telemetry or medical-surgical units when appropriate to support safe staffing
Apply now for this PCU travel nurse contract in Spokane, Washington, and join a dedicated acute-care healthcare team in the Inland Northwest.
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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