Travel Progressive Care Unit RN - $2,900 per week

Cross Country Nurses 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
• 48 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, nights
• Employment Type: Travel

Job Summary

Registered Nurse, Progressive Care Unit (PCU). This position provides nursing care for adult and geriatric patients requiring progressive and intermediate care, including cardiac, neurological, respiratory, and post-procedural monitoring. The role supports interdisciplinary care, emergency response, telemetry management, and patient needs across multiple clinical departments.

Job Details

• Schedule: Night shifts consisting of 12-hour shifts, with a minimum of 48 hours per week. Eight weekend shifts are required during the six-week schedule period, with holiday shifts and Charge Registered Nurse assignments as needed.
• Required Qualifications:
  • Minimum of 2 years of nursing experience.
  • Certifications: Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), Basic Life Support (BLS), and National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS).
  • Experience with progressive care, medical-surgical telemetry, cardiac telemetry, neuro stepdown, intermediate care, emergency department holding, cardiac monitoring, dysrhythmia management, rapid response teams, intravenous therapy, central and peripheral lines, blood product administration, cardiac drips, insulin protocols, feeding tubes, hemodialysis, renal failure, respiratory support, chest tubes, tracheostomy care, wound care, and surgical drains.
• Preferred Qualifications: Previous Charge Registered Nurse experience and teaching hospital experience.
• Float: Float rotation may be required.
• Additional Information: The position serves adult and geriatric patients and may involve post-cardiac and post-angiogram care, post-myocardial infarction care, pre- and post-cardiac catheterization, pre- and post-cardiac surgery, cerebrovascular accident care, total joint replacement care, peripheral nerve block catheters, procedural sedation, non-invasive airway management, high-flow nasal cannula, continuous positive airway pressure and bilevel positive airway pressure, telemetry monitoring, isolation precautions, and wound vacuum management. Regular floating may occur between medical-surgical, telemetry, and medical-intermediate departments according to operational needs.

Benefits

The benefits of taking a travel assignment with Cross Country include:

• Private housing or generous housing allowance
• Comprehensive health insurance with prescription coverage
• Dependent health insurance with prescription coverage
• Competitive salaries
• Referral bonuses
• Travel reimbursement
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Direct deposit/free checking
• Unlimited free CE credits

Cross Country Job ID #1309759. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 48.0 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: Registered Nurse / Progressive Care Unit

About Cross Country Nurses

Benefits

• 401k retirement plan
• Referral bonus