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Progressive Care Unit (PCU) Travel Registered Nurse (RN) – Night Shift | Olympia, WA

Join a 13-week PCU travel nurse assignment in Olympia, Washington, providing progressive care, telemetry, and acute-care nursing for adult and geriatric patients. This PCU/step-down float role offers the opportunity to support progressive care, telemetry, and medical-surgical units while collaborating with a broad interdisciplinary team. Olympia combines the energy of Washington’s state capital with access to scenic outdoor recreation, waterfront areas, and the natural beauty of the Pacific Northwest.

Travel Registered Nurse Job Details

• Location: Olympia, Washington
• Assignment Type: 13-week travel nursing contract
• Start Date: November 17, 2026
• Weekly Estimated Pay: $2,050–$2,160
• Schedule: 4 shifts per week
• Shift Duration: 12-hour night shifts, approximately 7:00 p.m. – 7:30 a.m.
• Weekly Hours: 36 hours
• Care Setting: PCU/step-down, telemetry, and medical-surgical float coverage
• Patient Population: Adult and geriatric patients, including emergency department boarders
• Typical Nurse-to-Patient Ratio: 1:4–6, depending on unit acuity
• Charting: Epic
• Float Expectations: PCU, medical-surgical/telemetry, and medical-surgical units
• Orientation: 24 hours

PCU Travel Nurse Job Requirements

• Current Registered Nurse (RN) license in Washington or an active compact RN license in hand at submission
• At least 3 years of professional nursing experience, including progressive care, step-down, telemetry, medical-surgical, or comparable acute-care experience
• Previous charge nurse experience is required
• Recent clinical experience in the United States is required
• Current ACLS and NIHSS certifications
• Experience documenting in Epic
• Demonstrated ability to care for patients with varying acuity and safely float between comparable acute-care units
• Availability for weekend coverage and applicable holiday scheduling
• Two professional references covering at least one year of experience within the past three years

Progressive Care Nursing Responsibilities

• Provide safe, compassionate nursing care for adult and geriatric patients in PCU, telemetry, and medical-surgical settings.
• Assess and manage patients with cardiac, respiratory, neurologic, renal, post-surgical, and other complex acute-care needs.
• Monitor cardiac telemetry, recognize dysrhythmias, and respond appropriately to changes in patient condition.
• Manage oxygen therapy, high-flow nasal cannula, non-invasive airway support, ventilated patients, cardiac monitoring, and prescribed infusions according to unit protocols.
• Perform or assist with central-line and PICC care, chest-tube management, wound and surgical-drain care, blood-product administration, feeding-tube care, and other applicable PCU procedures.
• Float between assigned units to support staffing needs while maintaining safe patient care and effective handoff communication.
• Complete timely, accurate assessments and documentation in Epic.
• Collaborate with providers, respiratory therapy, pharmacy, rehabilitation services, rapid-response teams, and other members of the interdisciplinary care team.
• When assigned charge responsibilities, coordinate staffing needs, bed flow, patient placement, and general unit operations.
• Recognize patient deterioration and initiate appropriate interventions, escalation, and emergency response procedures.

Apply now for this PCU travel nurse opportunity in Olympia, Washington, and bring your progressive care expertise to a dynamic acute-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.