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PCU Travel Registered Nurse (RN) – 13-Week Night Shift Assignment in Leonardtown, Maryland

Join a progressive care team as a PCU Registered Nurse (RN) in Leonardtown, MD, providing high-acuity adult patient care on a 13-week travel nursing assignment with consistent night shifts.

Travel Nursing Job Details

• Location: Leonardtown, Maryland
• Weekly Estimated Pay: $1,710–$1,800
• Start Date: November 2, 2026
• Assignment Duration: 13 weeks, through February 1, 2027
• Schedule: 3 shifts per week
• Shift: 12-hour nights, 6:45 p.m.–7:15 a.m.
• Hours: 36 hours per week
• Weekend Coverage: Every other weekend, based on unit operational needs
• Call: Not required
• Patient Population: Adults
• Unit Census: Approximately 15 patients; 15-bed PCU/IMC unit

Progressive Care Nursing Opportunity

In this PCU travel nurse position, you will support adult patients in a high-acuity progressive care and intermediate care setting. The collaborative clinical environment provides the opportunity to deliver complex medical-surgical nursing care, advanced telemetry monitoring, and timely interventions for patients with changing conditions.

Location Highlights

Leonardtown is a welcoming Southern Maryland community known for its historic charm, waterfront atmosphere, locally owned shops, galleries, and restaurants. The area offers a relaxed setting with opportunities for outdoor recreation and convenient access to the broader Chesapeake Bay region.

PCU Registered Nurse Job Requirements

• Current Registered Nurse (RN) license in Maryland or a valid compact license
• At least 2 years of recent PCU, IMC, stepdown, or comparable high-acuity nursing experience
• At least 1 completed travel nursing assignment required
• Current BLS and ACLS certifications
• Successful completion of an EKG rhythm interpretation examination with a minimum overall score of 80% and a 100% score on lethal rhythms
• Experience caring for patient assignments of approximately 4–6 patients
• Strong telemetry and dysrhythmia interpretation skills
• Two supervisory references, including one from the most recent assignment
• Ability to float to telemetry and medical-surgical units as needed, with ratios of approximately 1:5–1:6
• Flu vaccination required as a condition of employment
• Ability to complete required screening, onboarding modules, and compliance items within established timelines

PCU Travel Nurse Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive nursing care to adult patients in a progressive care and intermediate care setting
• Monitor cardiac rhythms and recognize changes in patient condition, including lethal dysrhythmias
• Manage patients requiring telemetry, non-titratable cardiac drips, IV infusions, PCA therapy, chest tubes, and bedside monitoring
• Provide care for patients with conditions including sepsis, COPD or asthma, diabetes, renal failure, ESRD requiring dialysis, pneumothorax, hypertension or hypotension, CVA, ETOH withdrawal, and postoperative needs
• Perform central-line and peripheral-line care, initiate and maintain IVs, and follow applicable heparin and IV insulin protocols
• Support patients receiving oxygen therapy, high-flow nasal cannula, and BiPAP or CPAP management
• Coordinate pre- and post-hemodialysis care and support patients with complex medical needs
• Float to telemetry and medical-surgical units when required while maintaining safe, individualized patient care
• Collaborate with respiratory therapy, pharmacy, radiology, rehabilitation, social services, rapid response teams, and other members of the interdisciplinary care team
• Document assessments, interventions, patient responses, and care plans accurately and promptly

Apply now for this PCU Registered Nurse travel assignment in Leonardtown, Maryland, and join a dedicated progressive care team.

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.