Travel Nurse RN - PCU - Progressive Care Unit - $3,360 per week

Med Ninjas is seeking a travel nurse RN PCU - Progressive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in San Diego, California.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: PCU - Progressive Care Unit
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: ASAP
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, days
• Employment Type: Travel

Job Summary (List Format):
-Auto offer position
-Both days and night shifts are available
- Provide holistic, patient- and family-centered care tailored to individual goals.
- Perform comprehensive nursing assessments, planning, implementation, and evaluation using the nursing process.
- Ensure delivery of safe, efficient, and therapeutic care to assigned patients.
- Promote quality patient outcomes and continuous improvement in care standards.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams or seek additional resources for complex or high-risk situations.
- Serve as a patient and family advocate to ensure excellent and satisfying care experiences.
- Deliver direct and indirect nursing care, individualized and age-specific, for a designated group of patients.
- Maintain compliance with all licensure and certification requirements, including CA RN license, CPR, and NIH certifications.
- Demonstrate proficiency in key clinical skills such as medication administration, wound therapy, hemodialysis, EKG monitoring, IV therapy, and pain management.
- Utilize effective communication tools (e.g., ISBARR) for patient handoffs and care coordination.
- Adhere to infection prevention protocols and best practices (e.g., PPE, hand hygiene, CAUTI/CLABSI/HAPI prevention).
- Manage and care for specialized equipment and procedures (e.g., Alaris pumps, PCA pumps, chest tubes, non-invasive ventilation, trach care).
- Support nutritional needs through oral, enteral, and parenteral methods.
- Ensure proper use and care of urinary catheters, vascular access devices, and perform line reconciliation.
- Provide education and support to patients and families regarding treatments, care plans, and self-care strategies.

Med Ninjas Job ID . Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined.

About Med Ninjas

At Med Ninjas, we make travel healthcare simple, so you can focus on what matters: caring for patients. We match nurses and allied professionals with assignments that fit their lives, backed by a team that actually picks up the phone.

We're a staffing agency built around one idea: healthcare professionals deserve a partner as invested in their success as they are in their patients'.

On assignment with Med Ninjas, you get medical, 401(k), housing/travel support, plus a dedicated recruiter who knows your name and your goals. With a 5.0 rating from our travelers, we earn that trust one assignment at a time.

Travel with confidence. Grow with Med Ninjas.

Benefits

• 401k retirement plan
• Medical benefits