Job Description

HonorVet Technologies is seeking a travel nurse RN PCU - Progressive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in Hays, Kansas.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: PCU - Progressive Care Unit
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 06/30/2025
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 48 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, days
• Employment Type: Travel

Job Title: Registered Nurse – PCU (Progressive Care Unit)

Location: Hays Medical Center

Address: 2220 Canterbury Dr, Hays, KS 67601

Contract Type: Travel/Contract RN

Shift: Day Shift | 4x12-Hour Shifts (07:00 AM – 07:00 PM)

Contract Length: 13 Weeks

Compensation:

• Weekly Gross: $3,270.00 Per Week
• On W2(Taxable): $960.00 Per Week ($20/hour)
• Stipend (Non-Taxable): $2,2310.00 Per Week

Position Overview:

Hays Medical Center is actively seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) to join the Progressive Care Unit (PCU) for a 13-week day shift travel contract. This is an exciting opportunity to work in a Level III Trauma acute care hospital with a patient-centered culture and a supportive clinical team.

The PCU RN will be responsible for providing high-quality nursing care to patients requiring intermediate-level monitoring and intervention, often those transitioning from critical care or needing close cardiac and respiratory assessment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Deliver competent and compassionate care to PCU patients in a 1:4–5 nurse-to-patient ratio
• Perform IV starts and medication administration, including titrating drips as needed
• Monitor and assess patient condition, interpret clinical data, and respond appropriately
• Collaborate with physicians and the interdisciplinary team to provide patient-centered care
• Accurately document care in the Meditech electronic health record system
• Adhere to facility protocols and evidence-based nursing standards
• Float within scope of practice to other units based on facility needs
• Rotate weekends and participate in holiday coverage as required

Requirements:

• Active RN license – Kansas license required (no pending licenses accepted)
• Minimum 1 year of recent PCU or step-down experience – Required
• IV Start experience – Required
• BLS (Basic Life Support) – Required
• ACLS (Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support) – Required
• First-time travelers accepted – Yes
• Floating requirement: Yes, to units within scope if short-staffed
• Weekend requirement: Rotation required
• Block Scheduling: Limited to 3 or 4 shifts per week; no extended block schedules

Local Rule: Travelers must reside outside a 60-mile radius of the facility

About HonorVet Technologies

HonorVet Technologies: Pioneering Purpose, Empowering Heroes

Founded in 2015, HonorVet Technologies stands as a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) , proudly certified by NaVOBA and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs . Our mission goes beyond staffing—we are committed to transforming lives by addressing the critical unemployment challenges faced by veterans.

As a Joint Commission-certified clinical staffing agency , we deliver unmatched expertise in placing top-tier healthcare professionals—RNs, LPNs/LVNs, CNAs/CMAs, and NPs—across diverse facilities, including hospitals, clinics, rehabilitation centers, old-age homes, schools, correctional facilities, and more.

At HonorVet, we don't just fill roles; we bridge gaps, uplift communities, and honor the ones who served.

Benefits

• Vision benefits
• License and certification reimbursement
• Continuing Education
• Medical benefits
• Wellness and fitness programs
• Dental benefits
• Guaranteed Hours
• Mileage reimbursement
• Referral bonus
• Bereavement
• Holiday Pay
• Sick pay
• Retention bonus

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