Travel PCU RN - $2,289 per week

American Traveler is seeking a travel nurse RN PCU - Progressive Care Unit Med Surg 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 telemetry and progressive care experience with both Kansas and Missouri or compact RN licensure in hand.

Details

• Float pool position within Med/Surg Intermediate and PCU departments, with floating across approximately 5 units and other metro campuses as needed
• No assigned home unit
• Patient ratio of 1:5
• Night shift, 3x12 hours (18:45-7:15)
• Weekend requirement of 8 shifts within a 6-week schedule, combination of Friday/Saturday/Sunday
• Holiday shifts and charge RN assignments may be required
• No on-call requirement
• Not open to block scheduling
• Utilizes Virtual Nursing support, 12 lead EKG, AirVo, Voalte, and Omnicell systems

Requirements

• Active RN license - Kansas and Missouri or compact license required in hand at time of consideration
• Current BLS and NIHSS certification required; ACLS preferred
• 1-2 years of recent experience required, with a full year of in-specialty experience within the past 12 months and no employment gaps greater than 90 days
• Required skills: MS/Tele, Telemetry, Cardiac Telemetry, and Neuro Stepdown experience
• Experience with cardiac monitoring, dysrhythmia interpretation and management, and on-unit telemetry monitoring
• Experience with pre/post cardiac catheterization patients
• Experience managing sepsis, wound care, ETOH, SI, renal failure, AFIB, GIB, stroke, and COVID patients
• Preferred skills: sheath removal, feeding tube care and management, port access, blood product administration, and central line care/management
• 2 professional references required, one from a supervisor or above and the second from a charge RN, both from within the past year

Additional Information

• Deliver telemetry and progressive care nursing to a diverse patient population including cardiac, neuro, and stroke cases
• Floating across multiple units and campuses is required, and unwillingness to float may result in cancellation
• Candidates must reside more than 75 miles from the facility to be considered, as local candidates are not accepted
• Maximum RTO of 7 days permitted
• Returning staff must have a minimum 3-month break in service after 18 months of prior assignment
• Former permanent employees of BJC or Saint Luke's must wait 1 year before returning as a traveler
• First-time travelers are welcome to apply
• Facility may extend an offer without requiring an interview

American Traveler Job ID #P-767053. 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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