Travel PCU RN - $2,289 per week

American Traveler is seeking a travel nurse RN PCU - Progressive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in Overland Park, Kansas.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: PCU - Progressive Care Unit
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 11/09/2026
• Duration: 16 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, nights
• Employment Type: Travel

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Nov 9, 2026
• Length: 16 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring a PCU RN for a float pool position requiring KS or compact licensure and 2 years of recent telemetry/PCU experience.

Details

• Progressive Care Unit (PCU) float pool position with no assigned home unit
• Floats among roughly 5 Med/Surg Intermediate/PCU departments and across other metro campuses as needed
• Night shift, 3x12 hours, 18:45-07:15
• Patient ratio of 1:5
• Weekend requirement of 8 weekend shifts within a 6-week schedule, combination of Friday/Saturday/Sunday
• Holiday shifts and charge RN assignments as needed per unit
• No on-call requirements
• Cares for patients with cardiac telemetry, neuro stepdown, sepsis, wound care, ETOH, suicidal ideation, renal failure, AFIB, GIB, stroke, and COVID conditions
• Performs cardiac monitoring including dysrhythmia interpretation and management
• Manages pre/post cardiac catheterization patients
• Uses 12-lead EKG, AirVo, Voalte, and Omnicell systems
• Uses Epic EMR

Requirements

• Active KS or compact RN license required in hand at time of consideration
• Must also hold Missouri or compact license in hand due to float requirements across departments, units and facilities
• Current BLS and NIHSS certifications required; ACLS preferred
• 2 years of recent in-specialty experience required, including a full year within the past 12 months with no employment gaps greater than 90 days
• Experience in MS/Tele, Cardiac Telemetry, and Neuro Stepdown settings required
• Experience with IV therapy/phlebotomy required
• Experience with port access/management, blood product administration, and central line care preferred
• Sheath removal and feeding tube care/management skills preferred
• Charge RN experience preferred
• Two professional references required: one supervisor-level and one charge RN, both from within the past year
• SSN required for consideration
• RTO and scheduling requests must be finalized at time of consideration

Additional Information

• Provides direct patient care across multiple PCU and Med/Surg Intermediate units as part of a float pool team
• Willingness to float between departments, units, and facilities is mandatory; unwillingness will result in cancellation
• Must reside at least 75 miles from the facility; local candidates within this radius are not accepted
• Maximum RTO of 7 days permitted
• Staff with 18 months of tenure and a 3-month break in service may be considered for return; permanent employees must wait 1 year before returning to any BJC facility as a traveler
• First-time travelers are welcome to apply
• No travel partners accepted
• Compliance documents due 2 Fridays before start date, with required EMR training modules completed prior to start

American Traveler Job ID #P-767051. 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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