PCU RN
Overland Park, KS
American Traveler
3x12 hrs, Days

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Days, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Nov 30, 2026
• Length: 16 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring a PCU RN for a float pool position covering multiple Med/Surg Intermediate/Telemetry units, requiring Kansas and Missouri (or compact) RN licensure and 2 years of recent specialty experience.

Details

• Float pool position covering approximately 5 units including Med/Surg Intermediate, PCU, Cardiac Telemetry, and Neuro Stepdown departments
• No home unit assignment; floating between departments, units, and other metro campuses as needed
• Patient ratio of 1:5
• Day shift schedule, 4x12 hours from 6:45 to 19:15
• May work 36 or 48 hours per week
• Required to work 8 weekend shifts within Saint Luke's 6-week schedule period, a combination of Friday/Saturday/Sunday
• Holiday shifts and Charge RN assignments as needed per unit
• No on-call requirements
• Cares for patients requiring cardiac monitoring, dysrhythmia interpretation and management, and on-unit telemetry monitoring
• Cares for patients with sepsis, wound care needs, ETOH, suicidal ideation, renal failure, AFib, GI bleeds, stroke, and COVID
• Involves pre/post cardiac catheterization care
• Uses Epic EMR along with 12 lead EKG, AirVo, Voalte, and Omnicell systems

Requirements

• Active RN license in Kansas and Missouri, or compact license, required in hand at time of consideration
• Current certifications: BLS and NIHSS required; ACLS preferred
• 2 years of recent specialty experience required, including a full year of in-specialty experience within the past 12 months with no employment gap greater than 90 days
• Charge RN experience preferred
• Skills required in telemetry, cardiac monitoring, and cardiovascular care including pre/post cardiac cath
• Preferred skills include sheath removal, feeding tube care and management, IV therapy/phlebotomy, port access and management, blood product administration, and central line care
• Two professional references required, one from a supervisor and one from a charge RN, both from within the past year

Additional Information

• Provide telemetry and cardiac monitoring care across multiple intermediate care and stepdown units
• Candidates must be willing to float between departments, units, and facilities as needed; unwillingness to do so may result in cancellation
• First-time travelers are welcome to apply
• Candidates must reside at least 75 miles from the facility; local candidates are not accepted
• Maximum RTO of 7 days, with all time off requests finalized at the time of consideration
• No new RTO or schedule requests permitted after offer or onsite
• Former BJC or Saint Luke's employees with 18+ months of tenure must have a 3-month break in service before returning as a traveler
• Former permanent employees of BJC or Saint Luke's must wait 1 year before returning as a traveler
• Completion of Epic Inpatient Nurse, Epic Infusion Pump, and Glucose Meter training modules required prior to start