Travel Registered Nurse PCU Job

Healthforce

Fort Myers, Florida

Staffing partner

Posted Oct 30

License: RN licenseActive Registered Nurse license (state-appropriate) required
Term: Travel

Do you qualify?

License: Active Registered Nurse license (state-appropriate) required
Certification: BLS, ACLS, NIHSS required
Education: Degree accreditation must be on profile
Experience: PCU experience:
Experience: EMR experience:

What it pays

Against similar roles: In range for Florida travel rolesFlorida travel postings that state pay run $1,640/week to $2,740/week, the middle half $2,000/week to $2,430/week, across 192 postings.

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Overview

Registered Nurse – PCU (Progressive Care Unit) in Fort Myers, Florida. This is a travel - temporary assignment starting December 4, 2026 for 13 weeks. Weekly pay is $2,041 to $2,142, with guaranteed hours of 36 per week. Shift: 12-hour nights on a 12x3 schedule. Work setting is a hospital-based PCU observation unit (48 beds). The assignment emphasizes a patient-care focus in a dynamic, team-oriented environment with float requirements as part of standard operations.

Key Highlights

Weekly pay: $2,041–$2,142 per week

Guaranteed hours: 36 per week

Contract duration: 13 weeks

Shift: 12-hour nights, 12x3 schedule

Start date: December 4, 2026

Setting: Hospital-based PCU observation unit (48 beds)

Responsibilities

Provide direct patient care to PCU patients per unit protocols, including assessment, monitoring, and intervention

Monitor vital signs, neurological status, and overall patient condition; recognize and respond to changes promptly

Administer medications and manage IVs, lines, and devices as ordered; document effects and variances

Collaborate with physicians, case management, and multidisciplinary teams to develop and adjust care plans

Document assessments, progress notes, and care plans in the Epic EMR; ensure timely and accurate charting

Support patient safety, infection prevention, and patient education; assist with admissions, transfers, and discharges as appropriate

Requirements

Active Registered Nurse license (state-appropriate) required

experience

2+ years

Certifications

BLS, ACLS, NIHSS required

Education

Degree accreditation must be on profile

experience

Epic

Ability to float to other units as needed; adapt to a fast-paced hospital environment

Benefits and Support

Guaranteed hours (36 per week)

24/7 recruiter and travel support

Dedicated support throughout the assignment

EMR training and ongoing clinical support as part of the assignment

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Interested in other openings? You can explore additional travel nursing opportunities at https://healthforce.applytojob.com/apply

Please note: Pay rates and guaranteed hours are estimates and may vary. Final compensation packages and confirmed hours will be discussed during the hiring process.

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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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Fort Myers, FLFrom Census ACS 2024.