Step-Down Telemetry RN
Kansas City, KS
Host Healthcare
3x12 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus

Job Opportunity: RN Step Down - Kansas City, Kansas

Position Details

• Specialty: RN Step Down
• Location: Kansas City, Kansas
• Employment Type: Long-Term Assignment (LTA)
• Shift: Day shift on med/surg step down unit
• Schedule: 12-hour shifts, 3 days per week, with every third weekend
• Contract Length: 12 weeks

Job Requirements

• Comfortable managing Cardizem and Heparin drips
• Experience with telemetry monitoring

Required Credentials and Certifications

• Licenses:

  • Valid nursing license verified through Nursys
  • Primary source verification of professional license and certifications within 30 days of start
• Certifications:

  • BLS (American Heart Association or Red Cross)
  • ACLS (American Heart Association or Red Cross)
  • NIHSS
  • DCI/BVP (Workplace Violence Prevention training)
• Testing and Exams:

  • Prime Basic Pharmacology Exam (minimum 80%)
  • Prime Basic Rhythm Interpretation Screening (minimum 80%)
  • Prime Core Competencies Exam (minimum 80%)
  • Prime Skills Checklist
  • Prime Specialty Exam (minimum 80%)
• Health and Immunizations:

  • COVID-19 Vaccine (2 doses plus booster or declination completed)
  • MMR (proof of 2 vaccines or positive titer)
  • Hepatitis B (no declinations accepted)
  • Influenza Vaccine or declination (required Nov 1 - Mar 31)
  • TB Test (within 1 year of start date)
  • Varicella (vaccination or immunity titer)
  • Tdap (declinations not accepted in some regions)
  • Annual Respirator Fit Test (must be completed prior to start if not available onsite)
  • Physical/Health Statement (clear to work, completed annually or within 60 days of start)
• Other Requirements:

  • Driver’s License, State ID, or Passport
  • National Criminal Background Check within one year of start date (with some state-specific exceptions)
  • Prime Agency Attestation (completed after all credentials are uploaded)
  • Prime SAM/EPLS exclusion check
  • Prime Form I-9 (Employment eligibility verification; agency attestation accepted)
  • Prime Orientation Packet (includes Essentials Form and Post Test)
  • Prime Education Verification
  • Prime OIG check
  • Prime Resume and two professional references (required for submission)
  • Prime Job Description signed by employee
  • Prime Drug Screening (minimum 10-panel test including THC, within 60 days of start)

Optional but Recommended

• Prime Badge Photo (clear headshot)
• Name Verification Affidavit (if name discrepancies exist)

This position is ideal for experienced step down RNs comfortable with telemetry and managing cardiac medications, seeking a long-term assignment with a consistent day shift schedule.