Job Title Registered Nurse – PCU (IMC / Stepdown) Location Mission Hills, CA | Acute Care Hospital Schedule / Job Type Contract | Days | 3x12-Hour Shifts (7:00 AM – 7:00 PM) | Onsite Key Responsibilities • Provide direct patient care in a Progressive Care / Stepdown unit with a 1:3 nurse-to-patient ratio • Monitor and manage patients requiring intermediate-level cardiac and medical-surgical care • Float within skillset to sister facilities nearby as needed • Document patient assessments, interventions, and outcomes using Epic EMR • Collaborate with interdisciplinary care teams to ensure safe, high-quality patient outcomes • Maintain compliance with all unit protocols, including weekend rotation (every other weekend) and holiday commitments Required Qualifications • Active, unencumbered California RN license or valid Compact RN license (must be in hand at time of submission — pending licenses not accepted) • Minimum 1 year of RN experience; ICU background preferred for this PCU role • Required certifications: ACLS, BLS, NIH Stroke Scale, and LA County Fire Card • Ability to commit to working 3 of the 5 designated holidays (Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Eve, New Year's Day) • All RTO and scheduling requests must be submitted at time of candidate submission; post-offer RTO may not be granted • Local candidates are welcome Preferred Experience / Skills • ICU-level RN experience with comfort transitioning to a PCU/Stepdown environment • Proficiency with Epic electronic health records • Prior travel contract experience in an acute care or Magnet-designated facility Why Join Us • Opportunity to work at a Magnet-designated acute care facility with free on-site parking • Supportive staffing environment with no on-call requirement and scrubs open to any color