Cross Country Nurses is seeking a travel nurse RN PCU - Progressive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in Des Moines, Iowa.
Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty: PCU - Progressive Care Unit
- Discipline: RN
- Start Date: 07/06/2026
- Duration: 13 weeks
- 36 hours per week
- Shift: 12 hours, nights
- Employment Type: Travel
Responsibilities
Registered Nurse (RN) for the Progressive Care Unit (PCU) to support delivery of quality care by ensuring the nursing care plan is followed. The RN conducts patient assessments, coordinates individualized plans of care, supports interdisciplinary communication, and provides direction and supervision to licensed and unlicensed ancillary nursing personnel as well as orientees. Candidates must bring their license on the first day.
Additional responsibilities include nursing assessment within 8 hours of admission; initiating discharge planning and patient teaching from day of admission; ensuring accurate, succinct, and timely documentation of assessments, interventions, and patient responses; providing direction, training, and supervision of nursing personnel; may assume charge responsibility following orientation; prioritizing professional growth and supporting a safety-focused work environment.
Qualifications
- Schedule: Nights, 12 hour shifts, minimum of 36 hours per week.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
- Progressive Care Unit/PCU-related nursing competencies to perform job functions in accordance with population served criteria.
- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification as required prior to first shift.
- Minimum two (2) years of bedside clinical experience.
- Current nursing license required to be brought on the first day.
Benefits
- 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 # . 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.
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- Typical pay
- $71,760–$109,200
For context, most registered nurses earn between $71,760–$109,200 a year according to Bureau of Labor Statistics wage data. What this particular role pays is set by the employer — check the description above.
This position is listed as full time and onsite.