PCU Float RN Job in Cartersville, GA

Piedmont Cartersville Medical Center is seeking a Registered Nurse for a 98-day travel assignment in their Progressive Care Unit float pool. This role offers flexibility and variety as you provide patient care across multiple units.

Assignment Details

• Shift: 3x12 nights
• Duration: 98 days, starting November 2, 2026
• Weekly pay: $1,931
• Every other weekend required; no on-call responsibilities
• No schedule requests can be accommodated
• Holiday expectations: work all major holidays if one or two fall during assignment; work two of three if three fall during assignment

Float Pool Responsibilities

You will float throughout the hospital including the Emergency Department, ER hold, Medical Surgical, Telemetry, and Stepdown/PCU units. Patient ratios are up to 1:7 in Med-Surg and 1:6 in PCU and other units across days, nights, and weekends. You will care for post-surgical, medical, PCU stepdown inpatient, and ER hold patients, including adults and geriatrics.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years nursing experience
• Travel experience required; first-time travelers not accepted
• Georgia or Compact nursing license
• ACLS and BLS certifications
• Demonstrated skills: cardiac telemetry, care of ventilated patients, central line care and management, ER holding, feeding tube care and management, heparin protocols, interpretation of dysrhythmias, isolation precautions and PPE, cardiac and vasoactive drip management and titration, non-invasive airway management, PICC line management, starting and maintaining IVs, telemetry monitoring, and use of rapid response and code teams

Preferred Qualifications

• Epic charting system experience
• Community hospital experience
• Trauma Level I and Level II experience

Support and Orientation

You will receive 12 hours of orientation. Interdisciplinary support is available including physical therapy, respiratory services, interpretation services, phlebotomy, radiology, social services, and pharmacy.