Travel Progressive Care Unit (PCU) Registered Nurse - $2,240 per week in Berkshire, OH

HonorVet Technologies is seeking a travel nurse RN PCU - Progressive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in Columbus, Ohio.
Job Description & Requirements
• Specialty: PCU - Progressive Care Unit
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: ASAP
• Duration: 15 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, days, evenings, nights
• Employment Type: Travel

🧠 Travel RN – PCU (Neuro / Stroke Unit)
📍 Columbus, OH
🏥 Ohio State Brain & Spine Hospital – OSU Wexner Medical Center
💰 Weekly Gross: $2,240
📆 Start Date: 01/26/2026
⏳ Duration: 13 Weeks
📌 AYA Auto Offer | 1 Opening
Job Details
• Specialty: Progressive Care Unit (PCU) – Neuro/Stroke
• Unit: 10 BSH Stroke Unit
• Shift: Nights – 3x12 (7:00 PM – 7:30 AM)
• Patient Ratio: 1:4
• Weekend Requirement: Every other weekend
• Float: Yes – to other OSU units as needed
• Orientation: 24 hours
• Locals Accepted: Yes (same rate)

HARD REQUIREMENT

🚨 PCU-LEVEL NEURO EXPERIENCE REQUIRED – HARD STOP
• Must have recent PCU experience with neuro patients

Requirements
• Minimum 2 years PCU/Med-Surg RN experience
• BLS required
• NIHSS required
• ACLS preferred
• Epic charting experience required
• Compact or Ohio RN license required at submission

Unit Overview
• Dedicated Stroke & Neuro Stepdown Unit
• Adult patient population
• Unit also cares for select Med-Surg patients with neuro diagnoses
• Daily census ~29 patients
• Strong interdisciplinary support (PT, RT, Pharmacy, Rapid Response)

Common Diagnoses & Procedures
• CVA / Stroke
• Intracranial hemorrhage
• Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
• Post-TPA/TNK care
• Pre- & post-neurosurgical patients
• Craniotomies
• EEG monitoring
• Lumbar drains

Skills Required
• Neuro assessments & monitoring
• Cardiac telemetry & dysrhythmia interpretation
• IV starts & IV therapy
• Central line, PICC & arterial line management
• Blood product administration
• Heparin protocols
• Titration of cardiac drips
• Feeding tube care
• HFNC & oxygen therapy
• Wound care / wound vacs (preferred)

Systems & Equipment
• Charting: Epic
• Monitoring: Unit-based telemetry

Compliance Notes (IMPORTANT)

⚠️ Ohio fingerprinting is URGENT and mandatory
• Must be completed immediately after contract signing
• Strict compliance deadline: Tuesday prior to start date
• RTO must be disclosed with submission
• 2 professional references required (1 manager/director)
• Former OSU employees eligible after 6 months
• Current OSU employees not eligible for travel roles

Why This Assignment

✔ High-acuity Neuro PCU experience
✔ Strong ratios (1:4)
✔ Premier academic medical center
✔ AYA Auto Offer = fast placement

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/PCU
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