Cross Country Nurses 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: 12/07/2026
- Duration: 13 weeks
- 36 hours per week
- Shift: 12 hours, days
- Employment Type: Travel
Job Summary
Registered Nurse, Progressive Care Unit. This role provides safe, therapeutic, individualized, and age-specific care to an assigned group of patients and their families. Responsibilities include applying the nursing process, promoting quality outcomes, managing complex clinical situations, and advocating for patients and families.
Job Details
- Schedule: Day shift, 12-hour shifts, with a minimum of 36 hours per week.
- Required Qualifications:
- Current California Registered Nurse license
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certification
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) or Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
- At least three years of recent experience working in a Registered Nurse role
- At least two years of recent experience in a specialty area
- Float: Float rotation may be required.
- Additional Information:
- Provides individualized patient and family care using the nursing process, including assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation.
- Promotes safe, therapeutic, efficient care and quality patient outcomes.
- Collaborates with additional resources when managing complex, new, unusual, or high-risk clinical situations.
- Serves as a patient and family advocate.
- Demonstrates competency in electrocardiogram (EKG) monitoring, blood product administration, chest tube care, hemodialysis, intravenous therapy, vascular access care, medication administration, wound therapy, non-invasive ventilation, enteral and parenteral nutrition, pain assessment and management, patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) pumps, restraints, and tracheostomy care.
- Applies infection prevention practices, including hand hygiene and prevention of catheter-associated urinary tract infections, central line-associated bloodstream infections, and hospital-acquired pressure injuries.
- Uses effective communication and maintains line reconciliation, urinary catheter care, subcutaneous insulin administration, and care of patients receiving non-invasive ventilation.
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
- Direct deposit/free checking
- Unlimited free CE credits
Cross Country Job ID #1341395. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36.0 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
