Cross Country Nurses is seeking a travel nurse RN PCU - Progressive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in Englewood, Colorado.
Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty: PCU - Progressive Care Unit
- Discipline: RN
- Start Date: 07/20/2026
- Duration: 13 weeks
- 36 hours per week
- Shift: 12 hours, days
- Employment Type: Travel
Job Summary:
A registered nurse (RN) specializing in Progressive Care Unit (PCU) located in Englewood, Colorado. This position involves providing high-quality care in a fast-paced, high-acuity cardiac and thoracic surgical unit. Candidates are required to bring their license on the first day.
Job Details:
- Location: Englewood, Colorado
- Shift: Day Shift, 7:00 AM 7:00 PM
- Schedule: 36 hours per week
- Required Qualifications: Candidates must hold current Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certifications, with a minimum of one year of current acute care PCU hospital experience.
- Preferred Qualifications: Experience with chest tube management (including removal), pacer wire management, 12-lead EKGs, oxygen management including BIPAP and heated high-flow devices, and medication drips such as heparin, diltiazem, amiodarone, Lasix, dobutamine, milrinone, and ketamine.
- Responsibilities include managing post-cardiac catheterization care (such as right and left heart caths, TAVRs, ablations, etc.), thoracic surgery recovery, post-open heart surgical patient care, and vascular surgery post-operative care.
- Equipment used includes telemetry monitors, transport monitors, suction, feeding pumps, trachs, Bipap, Cpap, heated high-flow, chest tubes, Foley catheters, pacer wires, IV pumps, and sequential compression device (SCD) pumps.
- Additional details: Staffing includes one charge RN per shift, with five to eight RNs and two to four patient care technicians (PCTs) on day shift; similar staffing on night shift. Patient ratios are typically 1:4, often in a 1:5 ratio.
Benefits:
The benefits of taking a travel assignment with Cross Country include:
- Private housing or generous housing allowance
- Comprehensive health insurance with prescription coverage
- Dependent health insurance with prescription coverage
- Competitive salaries
- Referral bonuses
- Travel reimbursement
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Free checking/direct deposit
- Unlimited free CE credits
Cross Country Job ID #1279010. 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: Registered Nurse / Progressive Care Unit
About Cross Country Nurses
You care for others — we’re here to care for you. At Cross Country, we know travel nursing is about more than just the job. It’s about building a career that supports your lifestyle, your values, and your impact. We offer competitive pay, full benefits, and 24/7 support from a team that truly understands what it means to be on the front lines. Wherever your journey takes you, we’re with you every step of the way. Let’s build your best life — one assignment at a time.
Benefits
- 401k retirement plan
- Referral bonus
