Travel Nurse RN - PCU - Progressive Care Unit
Kansas City, MO
Cross Country Nurses
4x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Job Summary

Registered Nurse, Progressive Care Unit. This role provides care for adult and geriatric patients in progressive care, telemetry, medical-surgical telemetry, and neuro stepdown settings. The position requires strong cardiac monitoring, emergency response, intravenous therapy, respiratory care, and complex patient management skills.

Job Details

• Required Qualifications: Minimum of 2 years of experience; Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), Basic Life Support (BLS), and National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certifications; experience caring for a 1:5 patient ratio; competency in cardiac telemetry, dysrhythmia interpretation and management, cardiac drip management, rapid response procedures, post-cardiac and post-myocardial infarction care, hemodialysis management, intravenous insulin protocols, blood product administration, central and peripheral line care, peripherally inserted central catheter management, intravenous starts, feeding tube care, wound care, chest tube management, tracheostomy care, noninvasive airway management, continuous positive airway pressure and bilevel positive airway pressure, high-flow nasal cannula, procedural sedation, neurological care, surgical drains, and isolation precautions; Kansas and Missouri licensure or a compact license available at the time of submission.
• Preferred Qualifications: Previous charge experience, teaching hospital experience, and charting system experience.
• Schedule: Night shifts consisting of 12-hour shifts, with a minimum of 48 hours per week. Eight weekend shifts are required during the assignment.
• Float: Float rotation may be required.
• Additional Information: The role supports progressive care, medical-surgical telemetry, telemetry, emergency department holding, neuro stepdown, and intermediate care settings. Responsibilities include cardiac monitoring, emergency response, management of dysrhythmias, titration of cardiac drips, cardiovascular and renal care, respiratory support, orthopedic and neurological care, and wound management. Holiday shifts and charge assignments may be required as needed. Regular floating between departments and clinical units may be required to support operational needs. 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