Travel PCU RN - $2,253 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: 12/07/2026
• 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: Dec 7, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced RN for a renal-focused Progressive Care Unit (PCU) position requiring 2 years of specialty experience and a MO or compact RN license.

Details

• Progressive Care Unit (PCU) with a renal patient focus in a tertiary care hospital
• Night shift, 3x12-hour shifts (18:45-07:15)
• Patient ratio of 1:5, with rare flexing to 1:6
• Transplant patients maintained at a 2:1 ratio for the first 48 hours
• Contracted dialysis service in place, so hemodialysis is not performed by unit RNs
• Weekend requirement of 8 shifts within a 6-week schedule, combination of Friday/Saturday/Sunday
• Charge RN assignments and holiday shifts may be required
• No on-call requirement
• Regular floating required between departments, units, and facilities as needed
• Charting completed in Epic

Requirements

• Active RN license - Missouri or compact license required, with both Kansas and Missouri licensure needed to accommodate floating
• Current BLS and NIHSS certifications required
• 2 years of recent specialty experience required, including a full year within the past 12 months with no employment gaps greater than 90 days
• Teaching hospital and Level I Trauma experience required
• Experience required in renal transplant care, PD catheters, hemodialysis management, drains, TPN, wound care, diabetic encephalopathy, acute renal rejection, and thymoglobulin administration
• Skilled in cardiac monitoring, dysrhythmia interpretation and management, and telemetry
• Experience with IV insulin protocols, pre/post hemodialysis management, and renal failure care
• Proficient in IV therapy including port access, blood product administration, central line, peripheral line, and PICC line care, and starting IVs
• Experience with heparin protocols and PCA medication management
• Experience with isolation precautions/PPE and wound care/wound vac
• Preferred experience with CVA care, surgical drains, chest tubes (Emerson/Pleur-evac), tracheostomy management, and thymoglobulin titration
• Two professional references required, one supervisor-level or above and one charge RN, both from within the past year

Additional Information

• Facility is a 5-time Magnet-recognized, teaching, Level I Trauma tertiary care hospital with 456 staffed beds
• Provide direct nursing care to renal and transplant patients, including monitoring, medication administration, and wound management
• Navy scrub color required
• Free parking available
• First-time travelers are welcome to apply
• Must reside at least 75 miles from the facility to be eligible
• Maximum RTO of 7 days permitted during the assignment
• Returning staff must have at least an 18-month gap with a 3-month break in service; former permanent employees must wait 1 year before returning as a traveler
• No travel partners accepted

American Traveler Job ID #P-779402. 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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