Travel Nurse RN - Cardiac PCU - Progressive Care Unit

Company: Genie Healthcare
Location: Watertown
Posted on: January 17, 2026

Job Description:

Job Description Genie Healthcare is seeking a travel nurse RN Cardiac PCU - Progressive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in Watertown, New York. Job Description & Requirements - Specialty: Cardiac PCU - Progressive Care Unit - Discipline: RN - Start Date: 02/19/2026 - Duration: 13 weeks - 36 hours per week - Shift: 12 hours, nights - Employment Type: Travel PCU RN 100 MILE RADIUS RULE 12hr Nights - weekend, holiday and call required 7p-7:30a 13 weeks Graduate from an accredited School of Nursing. Current critical care experience preferred. Must have a current RN license. Traveler must have completed at least 1 successful traveler assignment. New travelers will not be considered. Possesses a thorough knowledge of nursing principles, ability to provide quality patient care and ability to assess patient's needs, e.g. clinical, teaching, mental and spiritual. Must recognize safety issues to self and others and be able to assess and implement use of lifts or move patients in a safe manner. Must be able to function well in stressful situations and have good, creative, problem-solving skills. Strong leadership skills with ability to prioritize and delegate. May be required to assume duties as a charge nurse. Excellent interpersonal, organizational, written, and verbal communication skills required. Current NYS RN license. BLS required. ACLS required. PALS preferred. IV and IV contrast certification required. Coronary care course or successful completion of challenge exam within orientation period. Basic lethal dysrhythmia within six months of employment ,and NIHSS certification within the first 6 months of employment. Previous Samaritan employees have to be gone at least 2 years and be eligible for rehire to be considered. (Contact facility for inquires) PCU RN/n100 MILE RADIUS RULE/n12hr Nights - weekend, holiday and call required/n7p-7:30a/n13 weeks/nGraduate from an accredited School of Nursing./nCurrent critical care experience preferred./nMust have a current RN license./nTraveler must have completed at least 1 successful traveler assignment. New travelers will not be considered./nPossesses a thorough knowledge of nursing principles, ability to provide quality patient care and ability to assess patient's needs, e.g. clinical, teaching, mental and spiritual./nMust recognize safety issues to self and others and be able to assess and implement use of lifts or move patients in a safe manner./nMust be able to function well in stressful situations and have good, creative, problem-solving skills./nStrong leadership skills with ability to prioritize and delegate./nMay be required to assume duties as a charge nurse./nExcellent interpersonal, organizational, written, and verbal communication skills required./nCurrent NYS RN license./nBLS required./nACLS required./nPALS preferred./nIV and IV contrast certification required./nCoronary care course or successful completion of challenge exam within orientation period./nBasic lethal dysrhythmia within six months of employment ,and NIHSS certification within the first 6 months of employment./nPrevious Samaritan employees have to be gone at least 2 years and be eligible for rehire to be considered. (Contact facility for inquires)/n About Genie Healthcare Genie Healthcare is one of the fastest growing Nurse Travel Agencies in the USA. Genie serves hundreds of facilities and has over 4000 current travel RN contracts open at any given time. /n/n Genie provides travel RN’s flexibility, support, top pay scale, housing and the 1 rated, multi-state health insurance coverage. /n/n Genie Healthcare carries with it a commitment to providing a comprehensive level of service and quality care. Growing from a small team of eager recruiters to a company with satisfied clients in nearly every corner of the nation, delivering excellence in patient and customer care is the key to Genie’s success. /n/n The management team has 20 years of experience in workforce solutions and staffing in medical and non-medical fields, roles ranging from Clerical job to Cardiologist to software developer to CEO.

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