MedPro Healthcare Staffing is seeking a travel nurse RN PCU - Progressive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in Birmingham, Alabama.
Job Description & Requirements Specialty: PCU - Progressive Care Unit
Discipline: RN
Start Date: 11/10/2025
Duration: 13 weeks
36 hours per week
Shift: 12 hours, evenings
Employment Type: Travel
MedPro Healthcare Staffing, a Joint Commission-certified staffing agency, is seeking a quality PCU/Step-down Nurse for a travel assignment with one of our top healthcare clients.
Requirements
Active RN License
Degree from accredited nursing program
BLS & ACLS Certifications
Eighteen months of recent experience in an Acute Care PCU/Step-down setting
Other requirements to be determined by our client facility
Benefits
Weekly pay and direct deposit
Full coverage of all credentialing fees
Private housing or housing allowance
Group Health insurance for you and your family
Company-paid life and disability insurance
Travel reimbursement
401(k) matching
Unlimited Referral Bonuses up to $1,000
Duties Responsibilities
Progressive Care Nurses (PCU) care for patients requiring close monitoring and frequent assessment, but who aren't unstable enough to need ICU care. PCU nurses monitor cardiac and other critical vital signs and detect any changes, thereby enabling intervention of life-threatening or emergency situations. Many PCU patients receive complex medications that may require titration based on the patient’s vital signs The PCU nurse is sometimes also called a step-down nurse and the PCU is also known as cardiac step-down, medical step-down, neuro step-down, surgical step-down and ER holding.
Monitor and assess patients who aren't unstable enough to need ICU care.
Utilize computer equipment to monitor cardiac and other vital information and detect any changes, thereby enabling intervention of life-threatening or emergency situations.
About Agency
MedPro Healthcare Staffing is a Joint Commission certified provider of contract staffing services. Since 1983, we have placed nursing and allied travelers in top healthcare facilities nationwide. Join us today for your very own MedPro Experience®.
If qualified and interested, please call for immediate consideration.
MedPro Staffing is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, disability, marital status or veteran status.
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*Weekly payment estimates are intended for informational purposes only and include a gross estimate of hourly wages and reimbursements for meal, incidental, and housing expenses. Your recruiter will confirm your eligibility and provide additional details.
MedPro Job ID #a0Fcx000007vZhlEAE. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: PCU/Step-down Nurse Nursing: PCU.
About MedPro Healthcare Staffing No One Cares More for Caregivers Than MedPro. Focus on your patients, we’ll take care of the rest. MedPro Healthcare Staffing is a Joint Commission certified provider of temporary and contract staffing services. Since 1983, we have placed happy nursing and allied travelers in top healthcare facilities nationwide. You deserve a travel experience that’s rewarding and memorable. One that allows you to DREAM big. EXPLORE often. And ACHIEVE greatness. The MedPro Experience® delivers it!
Access to nationwide travel assignments
Weekly pay and direct deposit
Full coverage of all credentialing fees
Private housing or housing allowance
Group Health insurance for you and your family
Tax Free Per Diems, Housing Stipends and Travel Reimbursements
Company-paid life and disability insurance
Travel reimbursement
Access to our Clinical Nurse Liaison Team
401(k) matching
Unlimited Referral Bonuses starting at $500
Benefits Weekly pay
Referral bonus
Employee assistance programs