PCU RN
Kansas City, MO
Bestica
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Travel Progressive Care Unit (PCU) RN – Kansas City, Missouri

📍 Location: Kansas City, MO
📅 Start Date: November 30, 2026
⏳ Contract Length: 13 Weeks
🕒 Shift: Nights | 3×12-hour shifts
⏰ Shift Timing: 6:45 PM – 7:15 AM
🩺 Minimum Experience: 2 Years
📋 Charting System: Epic
👥 Patient Ratio: 1:5

We’re seeking an experienced PCU Registered Nurse (RN) for a 13-week assignment in Kansas City, Missouri. This opportunity is open to first-time travelers with strong progressive care and cardiac telemetry experience.

✨ Assignment Highlights

• Night shifts: 3×12 hours
• Accepting candidates for 36 or 48 hours per week
• Patient ratio: 1:5
• Every-other-weekend scheduling, with 8 weekend shifts during the facility’s 6-week schedule period
• Floating required between intermediate care and emergency department units; floating between departments, units, and facilities may also be required
• No on-call requirement
• Free parking
• Orientation: 12 hours listed in unit details; 40 hours listed in the billing section

🩺 Your Role

• Care for medical-cardiac step-down patients, including those with chest pain, CHF, arrhythmias, and multiple-system diseases.
• Monitor cardiac rhythms and interpret and manage dysrhythmias.
• Provide pre- and post-procedure care for cardiac catheterization, angiograms, myocardial infarction, and cardiac surgery.
• Manage central lines, PICC lines, ports, peripheral IVs, and blood product administration.
• Administer and manage heparin protocols, cardiac drips, and vasoactive drips without titration.
• Monitor respiratory conditions and manage oxygen therapy, CPAP/BiPAP, high-flow nasal cannula, and chest tubes.
• Provide wound care, manage surgical drains, and follow isolation precautions.
• Respond to emergencies and collaborate with rapid response teams.

✅ Required Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of RN experience.
• Current BLS certification.
• Experience in PCU, step-down, intermediate care, medical-surgical telemetry, and cardiac telemetry.
• Strong cardiac rhythm interpretation and dysrhythmia management skills.
• Experience with cardiac drips and vasoactive drips without titration.
• Experience with IV therapy, ports, central lines, PICC lines, and blood products.
• Experience with chest tubes, respiratory support, wound care, and emergency response.
• Experience caring for patients with renal failure and managing pre- and post-hemodialysis care.
• Ability to float as required.

⭐ Preferred Qualifications

• ACLS certification.
• Previous charge nurse experience.
• Epic charting experience.
• Teaching hospital experience.

💙 Why Consider This Assignment?

• First-time travelers are accepted.
• Opportunity to work at a five-time Magnet-recognized, teaching, Level I trauma hospital.
• Free parking.
• Option to work 36 or 48 hours per week.

📌 Important Contract Requirements

• Local candidates are not accepted. Candidates must live at least 75 miles from the facility.
• Pending licenses are accepted, according to the job overview.
• No more than 7 days of requested time off (RTO).
• Holiday shifts and charge RN assignments may be required as needed.
• The facility may cancel shifts; the job overview lists a guarantee of 3 shifts per 13-week contract, with cancellations covering the contractor’s regular assigned shift length.
• Flu vaccination is required; medical or religious exemptions are the only exceptions.
• COVID-19 vaccination is not required.
• Block scheduling is not available.