Travel PCU RN - $2,249 per week

American Traveler 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: 10/26/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, nights
• Employment Type: Travel

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Oct 26, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced RN for a Progressive Care Unit (PCU) position requiring strong ventilator experience and MO or compact RN licensure.

Details

• PCU setting with MS/Tele, Telemetry, and Cardiac Telemetry patient populations
• Patient population includes pulmonary stepdown, intermediate care, ventilated/trach patients, COPD, and high acuity pulmonary patients
• Standard patient ratio of 1:4, with occasional flex to 1:6
• Night shift schedule, 3x12 hours (18:45-07:15)
• Required to work 8 weekend shifts within a 6-week schedule period (combination of Fri/Sat/Sun)
• Regular floating between departments, units, and facilities may be required
• No on-call responsibilities
• Uses Epic EMR

Requirements

• Active MO RN license or compact license required; both Kansas and Missouri licenses (or compact) must be in hand due to floating requirements
• Current BLS and NIHSS certifications required
• Minimum 2 years of recent specialty experience, including a full year of in-specialty experience within the past 12 months with no employment gaps greater than 90 days
• Strong ventilator experience required
• Skilled in cardiac monitoring, dysrhythmia interpretation and management, and telemetry
• Experience with IV therapy/phlebotomy including port access, blood product administration, central and peripheral line care, PICC line management, and starting IVs
• Experience managing feeding tubes, hemodialysis, and renal failure patients
• Experience with respiratory care including ventilators, chest tubes, BiPAP/CPAP, HFNC, ABG interpretation, and tracheostomy management
• Experience managing heparin protocols, cardiac drips (with and without titration), and PCA
• Experience caring for CVA and traumatic brain injury patients
• Epic charting experience preferred
• Teaching hospital and Level I Trauma experience preferred
• Previous charge experience preferred
• Two professional references required, one from a supervisor or above and one from a charge RN, both from within the past year

Additional Information

• Work in a 5-time Magnet-recognized, teaching, Level 1 Trauma tertiary care hospital with 456 staffed beds
• Deliver comprehensive care to high-acuity pulmonary, cardiac, renal, and neurological patients
• Utilize isolation precautions and PPE as needed
• Navy scrub color required
• No local candidates accepted within a 75-mile radius of the facility
• Maximum RTO of 7 days, with all time-off requests finalized at time of submission
• No additional RTO or schedule changes permitted after submission or offer
• First-time travelers are welcome to apply
• Former BJC or Saint Luke's permanent employees must wait 1 year before returning as a traveler
• Employees with 18 months of tenure require a 3-month break in service before reapplying
• Free parking provided

American Traveler Job ID #P-756412. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36.0 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: Travel RN - Telemetry - Progressive Care Unit

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