Travel Nurse RN - PCU - Progressive Care Unit - $2,976 per week
Prime Staffing
- Kansas City, MO
- 3 days ago
Highlights
We are seeking an experienced PCU Registered Nurse (RN) to provide high-quality care to adult and geriatric patients requiring cardiac monitoring and intermediate-level care. Float between Med-Surg, Telemetry, Medical-Intermediate, and other assigned units, including inpatient holding in the ED, as needed.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Kansas City, MO |
| Industry | All |
| Company Size | 100 to 499 employees |
| Website | http://www.primestaffingnyc.com/ |
Description
Prime Staffing is seeking a travel nurse RN PCU - Progressive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in Kansas City, Missouri.
Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty: PCU - Progressive Care Unit
- Discipline: RN
- Start Date: 11/16/2026
- Duration: 13 weeks
- 48 hours per week
- Shift: 12 hours, nights
- Employment Type: Travel
Job Title : Registered Nurse (RN) – Progressive Care Unit (PCU)
Location: Kansas City, MO
Contract: 13 Weeks
Shift: Nights | 6:45 PM – 7:15 AM
Schedule: 4x12-Hour Shifts
Job Overview
We are seeking an experienced PCU Registered Nurse (RN) to provide high-quality care to adult and geriatric patients requiring cardiac monitoring and intermediate-level care. This is an auto-offer opportunity, and first-time travelers are welcome.
Key Responsibilities
- Assess patients and develop individualized nursing care plans.
- Monitor cardiac rhythms and recognize/manage dysrhythmias.
- Care for patients with cardiac conditions, stroke, renal failure, and other complex medical needs.
- Administer medications, blood products, IV therapies, and cardiac drips according to protocols.
- Manage central lines, PICC lines, feeding tubes, chest tubes, and respiratory support.
- Monitor patients receiving oxygen therapy, CPAP/BiPAP, and high-flow nasal cannula.
- Respond to emergencies and activate rapid response or code teams as needed.
- Maintain accurate documentation and follow infection prevention protocols.
- Float between Med-Surg, Telemetry, Medical-Intermediate, and other assigned units, including inpatient holding in the ED, as needed.
Requirements
- Minimum 2 years of RN experience.
- Active Missouri or Kansas RN license, or compact license, required at submission.
- BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS certifications required.
- Experience in PCU, stepdown, telemetry, or similar settings.
- Strong cardiac monitoring, dysrhythmia interpretation, and emergency response skills.
- Previous charge nurse and teaching hospital experience preferred.
- First-time travelers accepted.
Schedule & Contract Details
- Night shift: 6:45 PM – 7:15 AM.
- Accepting candidates for 36 or 48 hours per week.
- Eight weekend shifts required during the facility’s six-week scheduling period, including a combination of Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.
- Holiday shifts and charge nurse assignments may be required.
- Floating between units and facilities may be required; candidates must hold the appropriate Kansas and Missouri or compact license.
- Maximum 7 days of requested time off (RTO); all RTO must be finalized at submission.
- Candidates residing within 75 miles of the facility are not accepted.
- Flu vaccination required; medical or religious exemptions only.
About Prime Staffing
At Prime Staffing, we understand the importance of finding the perfect fit for both our clients and candidates. Prime Staffing utilizes a unique matchmaking approach, providing the most qualified contingent staffing to our clients, and the most competitive contracts to our workforce. Our experienced team takes the time to get to know both our clients and candidates, their needs, and preferences, to ensure that each placement is a success.
We offer a wide range of staffing services including temporary, temp-to-perm, and direct hire placements. Our extensive network of qualified candidates includes nurses, allied healthcare professionals, corporate support professionals and executives.
About Company
Prime Staffing is one of New York's leading staffing firms specializing in temporary and full-time/permanent placements across multiple industries including; healthcare, business, consulting, finance, legal services, entertainment, media, information Technology(IT) and retail.
Prime Staffing is certified by The Joint Commission for its compliance, and integrity, in supplying superior healthcare staffing services to many of the finest healthcare organizations in the country. In addition to its impeccable reputation for providing travel and per diem health care staffing, Prime has become an integral partner in staffing some of the most prestigious business organizations and Fortune 500 companies in the country including multi-national bank and investment firms, international business consulting firms, global law firms and some of the most prominent media and entertainment outlets.
Prime's success and rapid growth is direct result if its most basic founding principle-provide our clients with the most experienced and qualified employees and, likewise, provide our employees with the best jobs at the top organizations in their respective professional disciplines.
Prime Staffing is a high-energy company with a corporate culture that embraces innovation, new technology and personalized customer service. We are confident in our ability to serve you professionally by placing esteemed and experienced individuals. Our continuous expansions enables us to adapt to the continuously changing needs of our clients and employees. Through our team of seasoned professionals we maintain respect, integrity and superiority in all aspects of our business.
At Prime, we work diligently to recognize your objectives and create programs to meet them. We believe that ardent customer service is an essential component to remaining at the forefront of a competitive marketplace. Prime utilizes its expertise, and decades of combined experience in the industry, to continuously improve, implement cutting-edge programs and maintaining our position in the market as one of the fastest growing firms in the Tri-State area.
It is our goal to build long-term relationships with clients and employees based on a foundation of trust, mutual respect and our expertise in the field of staffing. We guarantee dependability, consistency and security in all aspects of operation. Prime Staffing is the Superior Staffing Solution.