PCU RN Med-Surg Telemetry
Lees Summit, MO
Access Healthcare
3x12 hrs, Nights

Registered Nurse – MS/Telemetry (Travel/Contract)

Location: Lees Summit, Missouri
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Job Summary

• Position: PCU Registered Nurse on Medical-Surgical/Telemetry unit
• Shift: Night shift, 3 shifts per week, 12 hours each (18:45 – 7:15)
• Patient Ratio: 1:5
• Facility Type: Community Hospital with 240 staffed beds, including a 16-bed ICU
• Charting System: EPIC
• Parking: Free
• Scrub Color: Navy

Required Experience & Skills

• Minimum 2 years of nursing experience, including community hospital experience
• Previous charge nurse experience preferred but not required
• First-time travel nurses accepted
• Must be able to float within scope to other departments, units, and facilities as needed
• Required to work 8 weekend shifts within a 6-week schedule period (combination of Friday, Saturday, Sunday)
• Holiday shifts and charge nurse assignments as needed

Clinical Skills & Competencies

• Work settings: Medical-Surgical/Telemetry, Telemetry Oncology, Cardiac Telemetry, ER Holding, Neuro Stepdown, PCU/DOU/IMC/Stepdown
• Cardiac monitoring and emergency response: Dysrhythmia interpretation and management, telemetry monitoring, rapid response team participation
• Cardiovascular care: Post cardiac angiogram, MI, pre/post cardiac catheterization
• Gastrointestinal: Feeding tube care and management
• Renal: Pre/post hemodialysis management, renal failure care
• IV therapy/phlebotomy: Blood product administration, central line, peripheral line, PICC line management, IV starts
• Medication management: Heparin protocols, cardiac and vasoactive drips (no titration), PCA
• Neurological/psychiatric: Stroke (CVA) care
• Respiratory: Chest tubes, CPAP/BIPAP, high flow nasal cannula, ABG interpretation, oxygen therapy, non-invasive airway management, tracheostomy care
• Wound care including wound vac and isolation precautions
• Surgical drains management

Preferred Skills

• Cardiovascular sheath removal
• Accessing ports and phlebotomy
• Orthopedics: total joint replacements

Required Certifications

• BLS (Basic Life Support) – AHA only
• ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) – AHA only; certs of completion accepted for up to 1 month until official card issued
• NIH Stroke Certification (NIHSS) – must be updated annually
• CPI (Crisis Prevention Institute) preferred
• Other certifications may be required based on unit assignment (e.g., PALS, NRP, TNCC)

Licensure

• Active Registered Nurse (RN) license valid in Missouri
• Primary source verification required (NURSYS for Missouri licenses)
• Pending licenses not accepted

Special Requirements

• Experience with intermediate level of care patients including: AMI, cardiac arrhythmia, heart failure, chest pain, vascular/PVD, sepsis/infection, pneumonia, alcohol withdrawal, suicidal ideation, GI bleed, pre/post cardiac cath patients, femoral line/groin site management
• Telemetry equipment use required

Work Conditions & Additional Info

• No on-call required
• No block scheduling accommodation
• Local candidates accepted
• Regular floating between units and facilities may be required
• Maximum return-to-office (RTO) restrictions: no more than 7 days
• Guaranteed minimum of 3 shifts per 13 weeks
• Drug testing, background checks, and various health screenings required prior to start
• Physical exam within 1 year of start required
• Fit mask (N95) testing required and must be renewed annually
• Immunizations and titers required: Tdap, TB screening, MMR (measles, mumps, rubella), varicella, flu vaccination or exemption during flu season
• Annual compliance training and facility-specific documents must be completed prior to start
• Two professional references required (supervisors preferred)

Compliance & Background Checks

• Criminal background check within 6 months required, including statewide and nationwide searches
• Quarterly EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG checks required
• Education verification of highest nursing degree required
• State-specific checks for Missouri required (e.g., Family Care Safety Registry, Highway Patrol)
• Fingerprinting required for assignments involving long-term care or rehab units in Illinois (if applicable)

Required Documentation Prior to Start

• Government-issued ID (driver’s license or state ID)
• Employment application
• Unit-specific skills checklist within 1 year
• Competency exams including medication/pharmacology and dysrhythmia/EKG competency within 12 months
• Badge photo meeting facility standards
• Signed HIPAA acknowledgement, confidentiality form, hand hygiene, fingernail, and dress code policies
• Regulatory compliance education quiz with minimum 80% score
• TB questionnaire and documentation
• Hepatitis B declination form (facility specific)

Requirements / Qualifications

• Valid Registered Nurse (RN) license in Missouri
• Minimum 2 years of telemetry nursing experience, including telemetry experience within the last year
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) or Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• BLS certification issued by the American Heart Association
• ACLS certification issued by the American Heart Association
• NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certification, updated annually

This position offers a challenging and rewarding opportunity for experienced RNs with telemetry and PCU skills, who are flexible and able to work in a community hospital setting with a variety of patient care needs.