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: 11/23/2026
• 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: Nov 23, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring a Registered Nurse for a Progressive Care Unit (PCU) night shift role requiring recent telemetry experience and a Missouri or compact RN license.

Details

• 24-bed Intermediate/Progressive Care Unit at a tertiary care teaching hospital
• Cares for intermediate medical patients and surgical overflow cases including TURPs, lap cholecystectomy, lap appendectomy, lap hernia, eye surgery, oral surgery, diabetic teaching, and wound care
• Fast-paced unit supporting patient throughput from the ED and OR
• Typical patient ratio is 1:5, with rare flexing to 1:6
• Night shift, 3x12 hours (18:45-07:15)
• Weekend requirement of 8 shifts within a 6-week schedule, combination of Friday/Saturday/Sunday
• Holiday shifts and charge RN duties assigned as needed
• Regular floating required between departments, units, and facilities as needed
• No on-call requirement
• Uses Epic charting system

Requirements

• Active RN license (Missouri or Compact) required; Kansas license also required at time of consideration due to floating needs
• Current BLS certification required; NIHSS required
• 1-2 years of recent telemetry experience required, with 2 years overall RN experience preferred
• Teaching hospital experience required
• Level I Trauma experience preferred
• Previous charge RN experience preferred
• Prior travel nursing experience required
• Skilled in cardiac monitoring and emergency response, including dysrhythmia interpretation and management, use of rapid response teams
• Experience with IV insulin protocols and feeding tube care and management
• Proficient in IV therapy and phlebotomy including port access, blood product administration, central line, peripheral line, and PICC line care, and starting IVs
• Experience with continuous bladder irrigation (CBI) management
• Knowledge of heparin protocols and PCA medication management
• Experience managing CVA patients
• Skilled in oxygen administration including nasal cannula, face masks, and portable oxygen tanks
• Experience with isolation precautions/PPE and wound care/wound vac management
• Preferred skills include insulin drip titration, renal failure care, ortho trauma and total joint replacement care, surgical drain management, tracheostomy management, and eye surgery experience
• Two professional references required, one from a supervisor and one from a charge RN, both from within the past year
• Social Security number required at time of consideration

Additional Information

• Provide bedside nursing care within a Progressive Care Unit supporting high-acuity medical and post-surgical patients
• Work closely with rapid response and code teams to manage patient emergencies
• Facility is a 5-time Magnet-recognized, Level 1 Trauma teaching hospital with 456 staffed beds
• Navy scrub color required
• Free parking available on site
• First-time travelers are not accepted for this role
• Local candidates within a 75-mile radius are not accepted
• Maximum RTO of 7 days, with all time-off requests finalized prior to consideration
• No additional RTO or schedule changes permitted after offer or onsite
• Previous BJC/Saint Luke's employees must complete an 18-month tenure with a 3-month break in service, or wait 1 year if returning as a traveler after permanent employment
• Travel partners are not accepted for this assignment

American Traveler Job ID #P-755743. 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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