Travel Nurse RN - Progressive Care Unit - $1,766 per week in Macon, GA
Company: Cynet Health
Location: Macon
Posted on: March 29, 2026
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Job Description:
Registered Nurse (RN) | Progressive Care Unit Location: Macon,
GA Agency: Cynet Health Pay: $1,766 per week Shift Information:
Days - 3 days x 12 hours Contract Duration: 13 Weeks Start Date:
ASAP About the Position Job Title: RN - PCU Profession: RN
Specialty: PCU Duration: 13 weeks Shift: 12-hour Day Shift Hours
per Shift: 36 Experience: Minimum 2 years of PCU RN experience
License: Required Certifications: BLS, ACLS, NIHSS required; CCRN
preferred Must-Have: EKG competency exam Description: RN position
in a Progressive Care Unit. Facility has 637 licensed beds and is a
Level 1 Trauma Designation teaching hospital. Unit consists of 10
beds with a census of 10 patients. Patients are step-down ICU
patients. Common diagnoses include respiratory failure, renal
failure, sepsis, GI bleed, DKA, hypotension, hypertension, stroke,
pneumonia, cancer, ARDS, and overdoses. Patients are step-downs
from ICU and ER admissions. Chronic home ventilators with static
vent settings are also managed in this unit. Patient ratios are RN:
1:3-4 and CNA: 1-2 per shift. CNA duties include assisting with
vital signs, glucose checks, bathing, feeding, ambulating patients,
turning patients, hourly rounding, and transporting patients as
needed. There is a unit secretary on shift from 7 am to 11 pm;
after that, a house-wide call secretary takes over until 7 am.
Charge nurses may have patients. Most units perform their own
phlebotomy; nurses draw blood from central venous lines. A PICC
team is available for insertions. Resource nurses and discharge
nurses support patient flow. Respiratory therapy, hospitalists, and
intensivists are available 24/7. Telemetry monitoring is managed by
a central telemetry unit. EMR system used is Epic. IV pumps are
Alaris and medication dispensing is via Pyxis. Monitors in use
include Philips units. Unit-specific equipment includes VS3 vital
sign monitors, Nova glucose stat strips, Belmont rapid infuser,
TABLO, PCA pain management devices, and sequential compression
devices. Cooling and heating blankets are available as needed.
Floating within and below scope may be necessary. Weekend rotation
includes working 5-6 weekend shifts out of 12 in a 6-week schedule.
No on-call requirements. Holidays require working one shift of each
major holiday. Requests for time off require manager approval.
Scrub color for RN is navy. Unit culture emphasizes a busy
environment with teamwork. Requirements Required for Onboarding
ACLS BLS Pharmacology Skills Checklist Specialty Exam
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