PCU Travel Registered Nurse (RN) – 13-Week Night Shift Contract in Wichita Falls, Texas

Join a high-acuity Progressive Care Unit (PCU) team in Wichita Falls, TX, caring for complex cardiac and cerebrovascular patients. This 13-week travel nursing assignment is ideal for an experienced Registered Nurse (RN) who is confident managing cardiac and vasoactive drips, interpreting dysrhythmias, and providing telemetry care in a fast-paced PCU, stepdown, DOU, or IMC setting. Wichita Falls offers a welcoming North Texas community with convenient access to parks, trails, and outdoor recreation, as well as an affordable and comfortable place to call home during your travel nurse contract.

Travel RN Job Details

• Specialty: Progressive Care Unit (PCU) Registered Nurse
• Location: Wichita Falls, Texas
• Assignment Type: 13-week travel nursing contract
• Start Date: October 19, 2026, or November 2, 2026
• Weekly Estimated Pay: $1,820-$1,910
• Schedule: Three or four 12-hour night shifts per week, 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.
• Hours: 36 hours per week; 84 hours biweekly with a 72-hour weekly guarantee
• Unit: 23-bed Progressive Care Unit
• Patient Ratios: Approximately 1:4 on days and 1:5 on nights
• Float: May float to other PCUs
• Orientation: 16 hours, including required learning modules

PCU Travel Nurse Job Requirements

• At least 2 years of recent Registered Nurse experience
• Previous travel nursing experience required
• Current RN license in hand before the assignment start date
• Current ACLS, BLS, and NIHSS certifications
• Strong cardiac nursing background, including experience caring for patients with cardiac and cerebrovascular accident (CVA) diagnoses
• Experience managing cardiac and vasoactive drips according to unit protocols, including heparin, nitroglycerin, amiodarone, diltiazem, insulin, dopamine, dobutamine, and milrinone
• Proficiency interpreting dysrhythmias and managing patients in a PCU, DOU, IMC, or stepdown setting
• Epic electronic health record (EHR) charting experience strongly preferred
• Current Nursys verification and required compliance documentation
• All requested time off must be submitted with the application

Progressive Care Unit RN Responsibilities

• Provide safe, comprehensive nursing care to progressive care patients with complex cardiac and cerebrovascular conditions
• Assess patients, recognize changes in condition, and promptly communicate clinical concerns
• Manage cardiac, anticoagulant, insulin, and vasoactive infusions within established protocols
• Interpret cardiac rhythms and respond appropriately to dysrhythmias
• Monitor patients requiring telemetry and progressive care-level interventions
• Collaborate with providers and the interdisciplinary care team to coordinate treatment plans
• Document assessments, interventions, medication administration, and patient progress accurately in Epic
• Maintain safe patient assignments while caring for approximately four patients on days and five patients on nights
• Float to other PCU areas as needed to support continuity of patient care

Apply now for this PCU travel nursing opportunity in Wichita Falls, Texas, and take the next step in your Registered Nurse career.

Benefits

401K with Matching, Healthcare, Dental and Vision

Equal Opportunity

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity across our organization. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.