Progressive Care Unit - Registered Nurse - $2,975 per week

Trusted is seeking an experienced nurse for this exciting travel nursing assignment. Trusted has streamlined the travel nursing experience by enabling nurses to apply directly to jobs without the need for recruiters. This unique approach provides more transparency, eliminates pesky calls from recruiters, and puts more money in your pocket. Join the thousands of nurses across the country who have already made the switch to a more modern way to work.

Experience

• 12 months of role experience is required with some in the last 12 months.
• Must have at least 12 months of Progressive Care Unit experience.
• Experience with Epic is required from any number of months.
  
  

Requirements

• Candidates must have a South Dakota license or compact license (required after submission).
• This role will require floating to multiple units
• Travel only, local not allowed. Candidates must live >100 miles from facility to be submitted.
• COVID vaccination required after submission. Religious and medical declinations accepted.
• 12 months between Staff at Program: SimpliFi Program - Monument Health
  
  

Pre-employment modules may be required for this role. Please upload any certifications or health documents you have to your profile to expedite your on-boarding process.

Additional Details

Please keep in mind when listing your start date availability, if you can start the day Monument Health is requesting, you are more likely to be selected for an interview or offer.

Expect someone with a 501 or 605 area code to reach out to interview you for this position.

Required Skills/Experience

• Comfortability to take MedSurg assignments.
• Previous experience with mentioned patients, including IMC/stepdown and neuro (can float to ONS); ability to read/interpret cardiac strips, wound care, line management, drain/tube management, drip titration of below medications.
• Drip Titration: Heparin, Insulin, Cardizem, Amiodarone, Levophed (up to 5 mcg), occasionally esmolol drips or other Betablockers or other antihypertensives.
  
  

Unit and facility details: - Types of Patients:

• Mixed unit (Med/Surg to IMC level, as well as Long Length stay patients): ratios dependent on acuity.
• 90% MEDSURG; 10% INTERMEDIATE CARE - traveler will care for all acuity levels.
• DKA requiring insulin drips, Pre/post-surgical patients, cellulitis, influenza, UTIs, pneumonia, COPD, CHF, renal failure with or without the need for hemodialysis, hepatic failure, gastrointestinal disorders and infections, soft tissue injury and minor fractures, and DVTs. Also, can see CVA overflow.
• We administer a variety of oral, IV, IM, and SQ medications, titratable vasoactive drips, TPN/tube feeding, and blood product transfusions.
• We manage peripheral IV, midline, PICC and central line access, chest tubes, nasogastric tubes, drains, and urinary and fecal collection devices.
• We provide preventative and restorative skin and wound care.
• We also have telemetry monitoring that the nurses read and interpret.
  
  

Shift & Scheduling: Travelers could be scheduled for up to 4 out of the 6 weekends, which include Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

Floating Requirements

• Any Adult Inpatient Unit - Med Surg, Ortho/Neuro/Surgical, Heart and Vascular Unit, Oncology, Observation.
• Could be floated within scope of practice and below.
• Will float in rotation with other travelers.
  
  

7 days maximum time off

2 references from last 12 months (Manager/Supervisor reference type) - required for submission

Proof of identification required

Certifications

• BLS (Basic Life Support)
• ACLS (Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support)
• NIHSS (NIH Stroke Scale)
• Skills Checklist: Yes
• References: Yes
• License Type: registered
• License State: SD
• Certifications: Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support, NIH Stroke Scale, Basic Life Support
  
  

Job Details

• Job Type: Travel
• Nurse/Patient: – –
• Shift Type: Day
• Contract Date: 2025-11-10
• Expected Length: 13 weeks
• Hours per Shift: 12
• Shifts per Week: 4