PCU RN - MS/Telemetry
Lees Summit, MO
Access Healthcare
3x12 hrs, Nights

Registered Nurse – MS/Telemetry (Travel/Contract)

Location: Lees Summit, Missouri
Contract Length: 13 weeks
Shift: Night (3 shifts per week, 12 hours each, 18:45–7:15)
Guaranteed Hours: Minimum 3 shifts per 13-week period
Facility Type: Community Hospital (240 beds, including 16-bed ICU)

Job Overview

• Position on a Progressive Care Unit (PCU) with a nurse-to-patient ratio of 1:5
• Weekend requirement: 8 weekend shifts per 6-week schedule period (Friday/Saturday/Sunday combination)
• Floating required within scope to other departments, units, or facilities as needed
• Holiday shifts and Charge RN assignments as needed
• No on-call required
• Home address must be at least 75 miles from the facility (locals not accepted)
• No block scheduling accommodation
• Scrub color: Navy
• Charting system: EPIC
• Free parking available

Required Qualifications

• Valid Registered Nurse (RN) license in Missouri
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) or Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• Minimum 2 years of experience in Progressive Care Unit (PCU) nursing, with PCU experience within the last year
• Experience in Med Surg and Telemetry nursing
• BLS certification issued by the American Heart Association
• NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certification
• Clinical skills including:

  • Post cardiac angiogram care
  • Post myocardial infarction (MI) care
  • Pre/post cardiac catheterization care
  • Pre/post hemodialysis management and renal failure care
  • Patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) management
  • Cerebrovascular accident (CVA) care
  • Chest tube management (Emerson/Pleur-evac)
  • External CPAP/BIPAP use
  • High flow nasal cannula (HFNC) management
  • Tracheostomy management
  • Femoral line and groin site management

Compliance and Background Requirements

• Government-issued ID required (driver’s license mandatory for home health roles)
• Criminal background check within 6 months, including statewide and nationwide searches, sex offender registry, and international searches if applicable
• Quarterly EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG checks
• Education verification of highest nursing degree required before start
• Fingerprinting required for assignments involving long-term care or rehab units in Illinois
• Missouri-specific background checks including Family Care Safety Registry, EDL, and Highway Patrol checks (renewed annually)
• Illinois-specific exclusion list and provider sanctions checks (renewed quarterly)
• Drug testing within 1 year of start, including a comprehensive panel (amphetamines, benzodiazepines, cocaine, opiates, etc.)
• Two professional references required (supervisors preferred)
• Employment application and unit-specific skills checklist required within 1 year of start

Health and Immunization Requirements

• Physical exam within 1 year of start
• Annual fit mask (N95) testing required; must be able to pass fit test or complete quantitative testing if failed
• Tdap vaccine or declination required (expires every 10 years)
• Negative TB screening (2-step PPD or equivalent) within 1 year of start; chest x-ray and questionnaire if history of positive TB
• Measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella immunity required (positive titer, vaccination, or MD statement) with boosters or declination as applicable
• Seasonal flu vaccination or medical/religious exemption required during flu season (Sept 30 – April 1)
• Hepatitis B declination required (not mandatory to vaccinate)

Facility-Specific Documents and Policies

• Badge photo (head and shoulders, white background, no obstructions, taken within 6 months)
• HIPAA acknowledgement, confidentiality form, latex allergy questionnaire, hand hygiene, fingernail, and dress code policies must be reviewed and signed prior to start
• Regulatory compliance education and orientation modules completed annually via online platform (approx. 16 hours)
• Healthstream modules including Epic, glucose meter, and infusion pump training required before start
• TB questionnaire and Hep B declination must be updated annually
• Personal or auto insurance required for driving positions

Additional Notes

• No prior travel experience required
• Return to work restrictions: no more than 7 days off before returning
• Cancelled shifts must be the regular shift length to which the nurse is assigned
• No on-call or block schedule accommodations
• Floating between units and facilities is expected as part of the role

This position offers an opportunity to work in a community hospital setting with a focus on telemetry and progressive care nursing, requiring strong clinical skills in cardiac, respiratory, neurological, and renal care, along with flexibility to float across units.