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: 12/21/2026
• 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: Dec 21, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring a Registered Nurse for a Progressive Care Unit (PCU) position requiring at least 2 years of recent telemetry/stepdown experience and a Missouri or compact RN license.

Details

• 20-bed Intermediate/Progressive Care Unit in a Level I trauma teaching hospital
• Patient population includes pulmonary, liver failure, oncology, wounds, urology, cardiac, neuro, renal, and diabetic teaching diagnoses
• 1:5 patient ratio on all shifts
• Night shift schedule, 3x12-hour shifts (18:45-07:15)
• Weekend requirement of at least 8 shifts within a 6-week period
• No on-call responsibilities
• Regular floating may be required between departments, units, and facilities as needed
• Epic EMR experience required
• Navy scrubs required

Requirements

• Active RN license - Missouri or compact license required, Kansas license also needed due to potential floating
• BLS and NIHSS certifications required
• Minimum 2 years of recent specialty experience, including a full year in-specialty within the past 12 months with no employment gaps greater than 90 days
• Teaching hospital experience required
• Level I Trauma experience required
• Previous charge nurse experience preferred
• Skilled in cardiac telemetry, dysrhythmia interpretation and management, central/peripheral/PICC line care, blood product administration, wound care, IV insulin protocols, and CBI management
• Experience with rapid response/code team protocols required
• 2 professional references required, one from a supervisor and one from a charge RN, both from within the past year
• SSN required at time of consideration

Additional Information

• Provide intermediate-level nursing care supporting throughput from the ED, OR, and regional hospital transfers
• Unit frequently hosts student nurses for clinical rotations as part of a teaching hospital environment
• Maximum RTO of 7 days, finalized at time of consideration with no changes after submission
• Must reside outside a 75-mile radius of the facility to be eligible, as local candidates are not accepted
• Returning employees must have at least 18 months of tenure with a 3-month break in service; former permanent employees must wait 1 year before returning as a traveler
• First-time travelers are welcome to apply
• Travel partners are not accepted

American Traveler Job ID #P-781416. 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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