
PCU | RN
- Agency
- GHR Healthcare
- Location
- Wichita Falls, TX
- Job type
- Travel
- Profession
- Registered Nurse (RN)
- Industry
- Nursing & Healthcare
- Posted
- Oct 15, 2026
Pay breakdown
- Hourly
- $60.14
- Weekly
- $2,165
- Yearly (full-time)
- $112,580
- Start date
- November 16, 2026
This job pays about $60.14/hour — 30% above the median for Registered Nurse (RN) jobs in Texas ($46.14/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 Texas right now
- 2,077 open Registered Nurse (RN) jobs in Texas from 6 agencies, 85 of them in Wichita Falls.
- Pay in these listings: $18.02 – $163/hour, median $47.87/hour.
- Typical Registered Nurse (RN) pay in Texas: $46.14/hour ($95,971/year, BLS).
- Highest median pay: Health Advocates Network ($54.90/hour across 525 jobs).
Job description
PCU Registered Nurse (Progressive Care) – Travel Nursing Contract in Wichita Falls, Texas
Join a collaborative acute-care team as a Travel Registered Nurse (RN) supporting Progressive Care Unit (PCU) and Medical-Surgical patients in Wichita Falls, TX. This 13-week travel nursing assignment is ideal for an experienced PCU, stepdown, telemetry, or Med-Surg RN who is comfortable caring for adult and geriatric patients and floating between PCU and Medical-Surgical units as needed. Wichita Falls offers a welcoming North Texas community with accessible outdoor recreation, local cultural attractions, and a relaxed cost-of-living environment.
Travel RN Job Details
- Weekly Estimated Pay: $2,110–$2,220
- Location: Wichita Falls, Texas
- Assignment Type: 13-week travel nursing contract
- Start Date: November 16, 2026
- Shift: 12-hour night shifts, 7:00 p.m.–7:00 a.m.
- Schedule: Alternating 36- and 48-hour weeks, totaling 84 hours biweekly, with a 72-hour minimum guarantee
- Patient Population: Adult and geriatric patients
- Typical Assignment: Approximately 5 patients on day shifts and 6 patients on night shifts
- Floating: Required between PCU and Medical-Surgical units
- Weekend Coverage: Required as needed, potentially including most weekends during the assignment
PCU Travel RN Job Requirements
- Current Registered Nurse (RN) license in good standing; license must be in hand before the start date
- Minimum of 2 years of recent acute-care Registered Nurse experience
- Recent experience in Progressive Care, PCU, stepdown, intermediate care, telemetry, or Medical-Surgical nursing
- Previous travel nursing experience required
- Current BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS certifications
- Successful nursing license verification through Nursys
- Epic electronic health record experience strongly preferred
- Ability to float between PCU and Medical-Surgical assignments
- Comfort caring for patients with complex cardiac, neurologic, respiratory, renal, and post-surgical needs
- Availability to complete required compliance documentation and laboratory requirements within designated time frames
- Required time-off requests must be submitted with the application; fixed schedules cannot be guaranteed
- Seasonal influenza vaccination is required, with medical or religious exemptions considered according to assignment policy
Progressive Care Registered Nurse Responsibilities
- Provide safe, evidence-based nursing care for adult and geriatric patients in PCU and Medical-Surgical settings
- Monitor cardiac telemetry, recognize dysrhythmias, and promptly escalate changes in patient condition
- Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate individualized patient care plans
- Manage oxygen therapy, high-flow nasal cannula, BiPAP/CPAP, tracheostomies, chest tubes, and other noninvasive airway needs
- Administer medications and blood products while following applicable protocols, including insulin, heparin, and non-titrated cardiac or vasoactive drips
- Care for central lines, PICC lines, ports, peripheral IVs, feeding tubes, surgical drains, wound vacs, and continuous bladder irrigation systems
- Support patients before and after cardiac catheterization, cardiac surgery, angiography, myocardial infarction, hemodialysis, and other complex procedures
- Perform accurate assessments, documentation, medication administration, and care coordination using the electronic health record
- Collaborate with physicians, respiratory therapy, pharmacy, radiology, rehabilitation, social services, rapid response teams, and other interdisciplinary partners
- Respond effectively to changes in patient status, emergencies, rapid responses, and code situations
- Float safely and professionally between PCU and Medical-Surgical units while maintaining quality and continuity of care
Apply now for this PCU Registered Nurse travel contract in Wichita Falls, Texas, and join a collaborative acute-care team in North Texas.
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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