Travel Nurse RN - Progressive Care Unit - $1,858 to $1,876 per week in Macon, GA

Company: TalentBurst, Inc.
Location: Macon
Posted on: March 13, 2026

Job Description:

Registered Nurse (RN) | Progressive Care Unit Location: Macon, GA Agency: TalentBurst, Inc. Pay: $1,858 to $1,876 per week Shift Information: 3 days x 12 hours Start Date: 4/6/2026 About the Position Job Title: Registered Nurse Job Description Primary Purpose The Registered Nurse – Resource Team provides comprehensive nursing care through skillful assessment, diagnosis, outcomes identification, planning, implementation, and evaluation in accordance with facility or department policies, procedures, and/or protocols under the supervision of the nursing leader. The RN Clinical Nurse/RT assists in maintaining a safe work environment and performs all related job responsibilities in a safe manner. The Registered Nurse – Resource Team maintains clinical and professional competency as appropriate to the population of patients served. Must be available to provide nursing services in all patient care areas of expertise and knowledge, at all elected facilities. A registered nurse's practice is guided by the ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements. Major Responsibilities • Collects pertinent data and information relative to the healthcare consumer's health or the situation. • Analyzes the assessment data to determine the actual or potential diagnoses, problem, and issues. • Identifies expected outcomes for a plan individualized to the healthcare consumer or the situation. • Develops a plan that prescribes strategies to attain expected, measurable outcomes. • Implements the identified plan, coordinates care delivery, and employs strategies to promote health and a safe environment. • Delegates elements of care to appropriate healthcare workers in accordance with any applicable legal or policy parameters or principles. • Evaluates progress toward attainment of goals and outcomes. • Practices ethically. • Practices in a manner that is congruent with cultural diversity and inclusion principles. • Communicates effectively in all areas of practice. • Collaborates with healthcare consumers and other key stakeholders in the conduct of nursing practice. • Leads within the professional practice setting and the profession. • Seeks knowledge and competence that reflects current nursing practice and promotes futuristic thinking. • Integrates evidence and research findings into practice. • Contributes to quality nursing practice. • Evaluates one's own and others' nursing practice in relation to professional practice standards and guidelines, relevant statutes, rules and regulations. • Utilizes appropriate resources to plan, provide, and sustain evidence-based nursing services that are safe, effective, and fiscally responsible. • Practices in an environmentally safe and healthy manner. • Participate in committees, shared governance, or facility decision making activities, developing and nurturing research to positively affect clinical outcomes and promotion. • Models the Atrium Health mission, vision, and value. • Supports and contributes to the Patient Centered Care Philosophy by understanding that every teammate is a Caregiver whose role is to meet the needs of the patient. Minimum Job Requirements Education Graduate from an accredited School of Professional Nursing. Certification / License Valid, active unencumbered Nursing license approved by the Georgia Licensing Board for GA locations and Alabama Licensing Board for AL locations. BLS required. ACLS required. Work Experience 2 years of nursing experience in specialty area required. Knowledge / Skills / Abilities Patient Population Served Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development and demonstrates the skills and competency appropriate to the ages, culture, developmental stages, and special needs of the patient population served. Protected Health Information • Will limit access to protected health information (PHI) to the information reasonably necessary to do the job. • Will share information only on a need-to-know basis for work purposes. • Access to verbal, written and electronic PHI for this job has been determined based on job level and job responsibility within the organization. Computerized access to PHI for this job has been determined as described above and is controlled via user ID and password. Machines, Tools, and Equipment All related medical equipment and supplies. Physical Requirements and Working Conditions Work requires walking, standing, sitting, lifting, reaching, stooping, bending, pushing, and pulling. Must be able to lift and support the weight of 35 pounds in handling patients, medical equipment, and supplies. Must speak English in good, understandable terms. Intact sense of sight, hearing, smell, touch. Finger dexterity. Critical thinking and ability to concentrate. Must be able to respond quickly to changes in patient and/or unit conditions. Physical Abilities Testing required. Preferred Job Requirements Education BSN preferred Certification / License Experience Knowledge / Skills / Abilities Additional education, training, certifications, or experience may be required within the department by the nurse leader. SimpliFi Job Status SimpliFi Job Status Notes Shift 12hr Night Shift - 36 Shift Information 7p-7a SimpliFi Clinical Interviewing- Yes/No Yes On Call, Call Back Requirements None Weekend Rotation 6 weekend shifts on a 6 week schedule (6 shifts out of 12) Holiday Requirements Travelers will work 75% of holidays Floating Requirements To other PCU units JOB DESCRIPTION RN - PCU ? About Facility: o 637 licensed beds o Level 1 Trauma Designation o Teaching Hospital o Chest Pain Center o Stroke Center ? Unit Information: o Beds: 10 ? Census? 10 o Minimum Years of Experience required? 2 years PCU RN experience o Will you accept a first-time traveler? Yes ? Patient Types/Common Diagnoses: o Step Down ICU patients o Common diagnoses: respiratory failure, renal failure, sepsis, GI Bleed, DKA, hypotension, hypertension, stroke, pneumonia, cancer, ARDS, overdoses o Step downs from ICU and ER admissions o Chronic home ventilators with static vent settings ? Patient Ratios: o RN: 1:3-4 o CNA: 1-2 per shift ? Required License, National Certification, Certs (BLS, ACLS, etc.), or other position specific requirements such as Driver's License and/or Insurance: o NIHSS, BLS, and ACLS certification required o CCRN (critical care nursing certification) preferred but not required o BCR (Basic Cardiac Rythm)– meaning traveler will be required to pass an EKG competency exam as part of Compliance ? Skills required: o Trach chare, chest tube management, PIV starts, glucommander, insulin drips, heparin drips, drips to titrate to HR not BP o Monitoring and management of invasive lines i.e. arterial lines, central venous lines, pulse oximetry, intracranial pressure monitoring o Assist/management of a variety of bedside procedures i.e. chest tube placement/management, tracheostomy, peg tube placement ? Support within the Department: o CNA? Duties? Yes - assist with VS, Glucose Checks, baths, feeding, ambulating patients, assisting turning patients, hourly rounding, transporting patients as needed (Hospital has designated Transport Team); obtain blood from blood bank o Receptionist/HUC? Unit secretary on unit 7a-11p; then house wide call secretary 11p-7a o Charge nurse – may have patients o Phlebotomy? Most units are lab collect phlebotomy; nurses drawn from CVLs o IV/VAT Team? Not an IV team - do have a PICC team o Resource Nurse? Yes, we have discharge nurses, resource team floats to all units o RT 24/7? yes o Hospitalist 24/7? yes o Intensivist 24/7? yes o Telemetry monitoring/tech? Central Telemetry Unit ? Technology/Equipment: o EMR: EPIC o IV Pump: Alaris o Med dispensing: Pyxis o Monitors: Phillips o Unit specific equipment: ? VS3 vital sign monitors, Nova Glucose Stat Strips ? Belmont Rapid Infuser ? TABLO ? PCA pain management ? SCD's (sequential compression devices) ? Cooling and heating blankets-devices ? Floating: If yes, where? o Within and below scope as needed ? Orientation (facility and unit) : o 1 day orientation with work on educational modules o 2 days departmental ? Scheduling: o Weekend rotation: 5-6 weekend shifts out of 12 (on a 6-week schedule) o On call? If so, what is that schedule? No call o Holiday Expectations: work one shift of each major holiday (Thanksgiving Day or day after 12/24 or 12/25 12/31 or 1/1 o RTO Requests: Manager approval o Shift times: 12-hour shifts 7A-7P or 7P-7A o Schedule cycle: every 6 weeks ? Other notes: o Scrub Color: RN- Navy o Parking: Free? Have free parking around campus or can pay to park in parking decks o Unit Culture: busy but work as team TB_RN ZRHC

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