Travel Nurse RN - PCU - Progressive Care Unit
Kansas City, MO
Care Career
4x10 hrs, Days, Flexible
Referral Bonus

Job Breakdown – RN / Progressive Care Unit (PCU)

Facility: BJC West - Saint Lukes Hospital Plaza

Location: Kansas City

 Specialty: PCU / Stepdown / Medical-Surgical Telemetry 

Facility Type: Tertiary Care Hospital

Job Overview

• Experience Required: Minimum 2 years of RN experience.
• First-Time Travelers: Accepted.
• Patient Ratio: 1:5.
• Patient Population: Adolescents, adults, and geriatric patients.
• Daily Census: 18 patients.
• Unit Size: 19 beds.
• Trauma Level: Level I.
• Hospital: 456 staffed beds; five-time Magnet award recipient and teaching hospital.
• EMR: Epic.
• Charge Experience: Preferred.

Schedule

• Shift: Days, 6:45 AM–7:15 PM.
• Schedule: 4 × 12-hour shifts listed.
• Hours Offered: The facility can accept candidates for either 36 or 48 hours per week.
• Weekends: 8 weekend shifts during each 6-week scheduling period, with a combination of Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.
• Holidays: Required as assigned.
• On-Call: None listed.
• RTO: Maximum 7 days preferred; requests exceeding 7 days and any holiday RTO require approval.
• Contract Duration:  13 weeks

Required Skills & Certifications

• Active RN license.
• BLS certification.
• At least 2 years of RN experience.
• PCU/stepdown and medical-surgical telemetry experience.
• Cardiac telemetry and dysrhythmia interpretation.
• Management of dysrhythmias and cardiac monitoring.
• Post-MI, post-cardiac angiogram, and pre/post-cardiac catheterization care.
• Central-line, PICC, peripheral IV, and port management.
• Blood product administration and heparin protocols.
• Cardiac and vasoactive drips without titration.
• Chest tubes, surgical drains, PCA, and wound care.
• Oxygen therapy, BiPAP/CPAP, HFNC, tracheostomy management, and ABG interpretation.
• Feeding-tube care, renal failure, and pre/post-hemodialysis management.
• Rapid response, isolation precautions, and IV insulin protocols.

Preferred

• ACLS certification is marked with an asterisk in the posting; confirm whether it is mandatory.
• Epic experience.
• Previous charge nurse experience.

Floating Requirements

Floating is required to all intermediate-care and emergency department units and may also be required between departments, units, and facilities.

License requirement: Candidates must have either both Kansas and Missouri RN licenses or a compact RN license in hand at submission. The facility states that unwillingness to float as required may result in cancellation.

Facility & Compliance Notes

• Radius Rule: Candidates must live at least 75 miles from the facility. Local candidates within 75 miles are not accepted.
• COVID-19 Vaccine: Not required.
• Flu Vaccine: Required; medical or religious exemptions may be considered.
• Orientation: 12 hours listed.
• Compliance Deadline: Documents due two Fridays before the start date.
• Labs: Must be completed within 48–72 hours of signing.
• Modules: Approximately 10–15 hours of compliance modules are due Monday one week before the start date.
• Epic Training: Complete the Epic training module or test-out process as directed. Required initial modules must be completed by 12 PM Pacific Time on the Friday before the start date.
• RTO: All requests must be finalized at submission; additional requests are not accepted after submission or onsite.
• Returning Staff: An 18-month tenure policy with a 3-month break applies. Former permanent BJC/Saint Luke’s employees must wait one year before returning as travelers.
• Marketing Submissions: Not accepted unless the candidate has already contacted the manager and supporting details are provided