
PCU | Registered Nurse
- Agency
- GHR Healthcare
- Location
- Greenville, SC
- Job type
- Travel
- Profession
- Registered Nurse (RN)
- Industry
- Nursing & Healthcare
- Posted
- Aug 5, 2026
Pay breakdown
- Hourly
- $54.44
- Weekly
- $1,960
- Yearly (full-time)
- $101,920
- Contract length
- 13 weeks
- Start date
- 08/31/2026
This job pays about $54.44/hour — 37% above the median for Registered Nurse (RN) jobs in South Carolina ($39.60/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 South Carolina right now
- 558 open Registered Nurse (RN) jobs in South Carolina from 5 agencies, 21 of them in Greenville.
- Pay in these listings: $28.40 – $80.05/hour, median $49.86/hour.
- Typical Registered Nurse (RN) pay in South Carolina: $39.60/hour ($82,368/year, BLS).
- Highest median pay: AHS Staffing ($53.55/hour across 182 jobs).
Job description
Travel Registered Nurse – Progressive Care Unit (PCU) – Greenville, SC
Travel RN opportunity in Greenville, South Carolina for an experienced Progressive Care Unit (PCU) / stepdown nurse. Step into a fast-paced cardiac stepdown environment where your clinical skills will make a meaningful impact every shift. This travel Registered Nurse role offers the chance to care for adult and geriatric patients in a high-acuity PCU setting while working alongside a collaborative interdisciplinary healthcare team in Greenville, SC.
Job Details
- Specialty: Progressive Care Unit (PCU) / Stepdown
- Employment Type: Travel Registered Nurse
- Shift: 12-hour night shifts
- Shifts Per Week: 3
- Hours Per Week: 36
- Duration: 13 weeks
- Weekly Estimated Pay: $1,910 - $2,010
- Start Date: 08/31/2026
- Location: Greenville, SC (29601) — a welcoming Upstate South Carolina city with a vibrant downtown, scenic parks, and a growing local dining and culture scene.
- Schedule Notes: Every other weekend and holiday rotation
Registered Nurse Job Requirements
- Current Registered Nurse (RN) license in the state of practice or compact license eligibility
- Minimum of 2 years of RN experience required
- Previous travel nursing experience preferred
- Experience in acute care, stepdown, or progressive care strongly preferred
- BLS required; ACLS preferred at hire and required within 6 months of hire
- Ability to pass a dysrhythmia exam
- Strong knowledge of cardiac rhythms, drips, and hemodynamic monitoring
- Comfort working with adult and geriatric patient populations
Responsibilities
- Provide safe, high-quality nursing care to PCU and stepdown patients using the nursing process
- Complete ongoing assessments, identify priority needs, and update individualized plans of care
- Administer medications and titrate multiple drips, including rate control and pressure support medications
- Monitor and manage BiPAP, central lines, insulin drips, CIWA protocols, and groin/sheath management
- Care for patients recovering from EP Lab and Cath Lab procedures, including ablations, pacemakers, ICDs, TAVRs, stent placements, CTOs, and Watchman procedures
- Support patient safety, quality improvement, and coordinated care across the interdisciplinary healthcare team
- Educate patients and families while adapting care to changing clinical conditions
- Maintain calm, confident, and compassionate care in a dynamic cardiac nursing environment
Apply now to join this Greenville, SC travel nursing opportunity and advance your career in progressive care nursing today.
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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