Travel Nurse RN - PCU - Progressive Care Unit - $2,125 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: 11/02/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, nights
• Employment Type: Travel

Job Summary
The facility is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) with Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) experience for a position in a Level 1 Trauma Hospital. The RN will provide specialized care to high-acuity patients, including ventilated and pulmonary patients, across a progressive care unit. This role involves managing complex clinical situations, interpreting dysrhythmias, and providing respiratory and neurological support.

Job Details

• Certifications: BLS, NIHSS; Education: 2 years of experience required with strong ventilator experience; Location requirements: experience in MS/Tele, Telemetry, Cardiac Telemetry; and a minimum of 2 years of relevant experience.
• Schedule: Nights, 12-hour shifts, with a minimum of 36 hours per week.
• Required Qualifications: Registered Nurse (RN) license, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) experience, BLS certification, NIHSS certification, and at least 2 years of relevant experience.
• Responsibilities include managing ventilated patients, performing feeding tube care, administering blood products, managing cardiac drips, interpreting ABGs, and adhering to isolation precautions.
• Additional qualifications: experience with managing ports, PICC lines, central lines, and high acuity respiratory care, including BiPAP, CPAP, and high flow nasal cannula devices.
• Professional topics include management of CVA, traumatic brain injury, and advanced respiratory procedures such as endobronchial valves and ventilator management.
• The candidate must be willing to float within scope as needed and adhere to facility policies on days off and schedule requests.

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 #1311261. 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: Registered Nurse / Progressive Care Unit

About Cross Country Nurses

Benefits

• 401k retirement plan
• Referral bonus