RN - PCU

Slate Healthcare

Fort Myers, Florida

Posted Oct 9

License: RN license

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Against similar roles: Pays above most Florida staff rolesFlorida staff postings that state pay run $1,160/week to $2,210/week, the middle half $1,280/week to $1,800/week, across 980 postings.

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Profession

RN

Specialty

Pcu

Start Date

November 6, 2026

Duration

13 Weeks

Guaranteed Hours

36.00 Hours/Week

Weekly Pay

2110/ Week

Experience

Fresher

Openings

2 Shift

3x12 Nights

Overview

This position involves caring for patients in a progressive care unit with a nurse-to-patient ratio of 4:1. The role requires 2+ years of PCU experience and proficiency in Epic EMR. Nurses will float between units and are expected to integrate seamlessly into the team, providing high-quality patient care. Candidates should be prepared for a dynamic work environment that values teamwork and adaptability.

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This position is subject to background screening through the Florida Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse . Pursuant to Florida law, all job vacancy advertisements and postings for this position must provide notice of this requirement. For detailed information regarding the background screening process, compliance guidelines, and applicant rights, please visit the official Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse Education and Awareness Portal.

Benefits

Weekly Pay

Referral Bonus

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

401K retirement plan

What's around it?

In Fort Myers, FL

Fort Myers, FLFrom Census ACS 2024.

Living costs about 2% above the US average

Median rent: $1,580/mo
Household income: $63,732/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

Life in Fort Myers, FL

NeighborhoodsHealthcare workers and other car-commuting professionals are pointed toward South Fort Myers along Daniels Parkway and Alico Road for a smoother downtown run and the area’s largest retail and fitness centers. Family-oriented suburbs named for quieter streets include Buckingham (marshes, trails, FGCU campus; Extra Space lists median home $236,000 and rent $968), riverfront McGregor with arts and outdoor access (median home $276,400, rent $1,097), San Carlos Park for mixed housing and easier drives (median $127,000 / rent $1,065), and lower-cost Lehigh Acres with larger yards (median $101,400 / rent $919). Facebook locals also recommend Southwest Cape Coral and Estero as quiet, safer pockets, with traffic and insurance as the usual caveats. Downtown’s River District is the walkable nightlife sliver; everywhere else assumes a car.

Healthcare workers and other car-commuting professionals are pointed toward South Fort Myers along Daniels Parkway and Alico Road for a smoother downtown run and the area’s largest retail and fitness centers. Family-oriented suburbs named for quieter streets include Buckingham (marshes, trails, FGCU campus; Extra Space lists median home $236,000 and rent $968), riverfront McGregor with arts and outdoor access (median home $276,400, rent $1,097), San Carlos Park for mixed housing and easier drives (median $127,000 / rent $1,065), and lower-cost Lehigh Acres with larger yards (median $101,400 / rent $919).

Facebook locals also recommend Southwest Cape Coral and Estero as quiet, safer pockets, with traffic and insurance as the usual caveats. Downtown’s River District is the walkable nightlife sliver; everywhere else assumes a car.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: facebook.com Source 2: extraspace.com Source 3: reddit.com Source 4: lemon8-app.com

Getting aroundU.S. News puts the typical Fort Myers commute at about 22.67 minutes, and that is almost entirely a driving commute: Walk Score 35, Bike Score 48, and public transit described as thin—few bus routes, long waits—so a personal vehicle is treated as essential. South Fort Myers (Daniels/Alico) is the corridor locals name for a smoother trip downtown and proximity to big retail. Winter tourist season is when those times stretch and roads near beaches clog; downtown parking is garages plus street spots, with trolley service mentioned only in the River District core. These sources do not map drive times to specific hospitals.

U.S. News puts the typical Fort Myers commute at about 22.67 minutes, and that is almost entirely a driving commute: Walk Score 35, Bike Score 48, and public transit described as thin—few bus routes, long waits—so a personal vehicle is treated as essential. South Fort Myers (Daniels/Alico) is the corridor locals name for a smoother trip downtown and proximity to big retail.

Winter tourist season is when those times stretch and roads near beaches clog; downtown parking is garages plus street spots, with trolley service mentioned only in the River District core. These sources do not map drive times to specific hospitals.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: realestate.usnews.com Source 2: reddit.com Source 3: rent.com Source 4: lemon8-app.com Source 5: extraspace.com

OutdoorsThe Caloosahatchee River is the everyday water for kayaking, canoeing, fishing, and sunset boat tours. Inland, Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve’s three-mile boardwalk is the hiking standout, and Buckingham adds marshes and trails. Gulf time is at Bowditch Point Park on Fort Myers Beach (picnic, swim, paddleboard, fish), Fort Myers Beach itself, Sanibel Island, and the Fort Myers Pier. Pine Island (about 30 minutes) and Cabbage Key are the quieter fishing and boat days; Edison and Ford Winter Estates mix gardens with a historic estate walk. Outdoor life is sold as year-round; winter is when the sand is crowded.

The Caloosahatchee River is the everyday water for kayaking, canoeing, fishing, and sunset boat tours. Inland, Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve’s three-mile boardwalk is the hiking standout, and Buckingham adds marshes and trails.

Gulf time is at Bowditch Point Park on Fort Myers Beach (picnic, swim, paddleboard, fish), Fort Myers Beach itself, Sanibel Island, and the Fort Myers Pier. Pine Island (about 30 minutes) and Cabbage Key are the quieter fishing and boat days; Edison and Ford Winter Estates mix gardens with a historic estate walk.

Outdoor life is sold as year-round; winter is when the sand is crowded.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: visitflorida.com Source 2: palmparadiserealty.com Source 3: facebook.com Source 4: rent.com Source 5: extraspace.com

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Living in Fort Myers

Fort Myers, the City of Palms, sits on the Caloosahatchee River with Gulf beaches a short drive away—Bowditch Point and Fort Myers Beach, Sanibel, plus quieter Pine Island—and a downtown River District of historic storefronts, MICHELIN-recognized dining, and the Edison & Ford Winter Estates. Healthcare is a named growth industry, so nursing work exists alongside Extra Space’s pitch of housing below some Florida averages and no state income tax. You will almost certainly need a car: Walk Score 35, thin buses, a roughly 23-minute average commute that worsens in winter tourist season. Summers stay sticky with highs near 90°F; hurricane season runs June–November, and flood insurance is a constant resident complaint. South Fort Myers (Daniels/Alico) and San Carlos Park trade for errands and simpler drives; Estero or Southwest Cape Coral for quieter streets; McGregor for river living. Off-shift, walk Six Mile Cypress Slough’s boardwalk, catch a show at Sidney & Berne Davis Arts Center, or eat in the Culinary District—nightlife is real downtown and on Fort Myers Beach, but widely called mediocre beyond those pockets.

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Sources

Source 1: extraspace.com Source 2: palmparadiserealty.com Source 3: visitfortmyers.com Source 4: realestate.usnews.com Source 5: rent.com Source 6: reddit.com Source 7: facebook.com Source 8: extraspace.com Source 9: reddit.com Source 10: lemon8-app.com

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Original listing

Profession

RN

Specialty

Pcu

Start Date

November 6, 2026

Duration

13 Weeks

Guaranteed Hours

36.00 Hours/Week

Weekly Pay

2110/ Week

Experience

Fresher

Openings

2

Shift

3x12 Nights

Overview

Florida Background Screening Notice

Benefits

What's around it?

Fort Myers, FLiFrom Census ACS 2024.

Life in Fort Myers, FL

Moving for this role?

Nurses on this role

Nurses on this role

Life in Fort Myers, FL

Moving for this role?

Nurses on this role

Fort Myers, FLFrom Census ACS 2024.