Travel Nurse RN - PCU - Progressive Care Unit
Kansas City, MO
Cross Country Nurses
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Job Summary

Registered Nurse, Progressive Care Unit. This position provides care for adult and geriatric patients in progressive care, telemetry, medical-surgical/telemetry, neuro stepdown, and related intermediate-care settings. The role requires cardiac monitoring, emergency response, complex medication management, and collaboration with interdisciplinary support services.

Job Details

• Schedule: Night shift, 12-hour shifts, 36 hours per week; eight weekend shifts are required during the six-week schedule period.
• Required Qualifications: Two years of registered nursing experience; Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), Basic Life Support (BLS), and National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certifications; experience caring for patients in progressive care, telemetry, medical-surgical/telemetry, neuro stepdown, and intermediate-care settings; proficiency with cardiac telemetry, dysrhythmia interpretation and management, rapid response teams, central and peripheral line care, peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) line management, blood product administration, intravenous therapy, feeding tube care, heparin protocols, cardiac drips, insulin protocols, respiratory support, wound care, and isolation precautions.
• Preferred Qualifications: Previous charge nurse experience and teaching hospital experience.
• Float: Float rotation may be required.
• Additional Information: Patient assignments are typically one nurse to five patients. Responsibilities may include charge nurse assignments and holiday shifts as needed. Clinical duties include post-cardiac and post-angiogram care, post-myocardial infarction care, pre- and post-cardiac catheterization and cardiac surgery care, pre- and post-hemodialysis management, renal failure care, procedural sedation monitoring, cerebrovascular accident care, peripheral nerve block catheter management, total joint replacement care, surgical drain management, chest tube management, continuous positive airway pressure and bilevel positive airway pressure management, high-flow nasal cannula, noninvasive airway management, tracheostomy care, and rapid response or code team participation. Required clinical support may include intravenous teams, physical therapy, respiratory services, interpretation services, phlebotomy, radiology, social services, pharmacy, transportation, and unit secretary services. Influenza vaccination is required, with medical or religious exemptions permitted.

Benefits

The benefits of taking a travel assignment with Cross Country include:

• Private housing or generous housing allowance
• Comprehensive health insurance with prescription coverage
• Dependent health insurance with prescription coverage
• Competitive salaries
• Referral bonuses
• Travel reimbursement
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Direct deposit/free checking
• Unlimited free CE credits