Travel PCU RN: Night Shift in Cardiac & Vascular Care

American Traveler, LLC.; Kansas City (MO); Hybrid; USD 119,000 - 149,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free parking

Travel and licensure reimbursements

Non-taxed per diem and subsidy

Job summary

American Traveler is seeking a travel RN for a Progressive Care Unit (PCU) night shift in Kansas City, MO. The position requires an active MO or compact RN license and at least 2 years of recent PCU/DOU/IMC/Stepdown experience. Pay is weekly and includes a tax-free stipend as applicable.

Responsibilities include managing complex post-surgical cardiac and vascular patients, performing nursing duties on a 26-bed PCU with 1:4 care, floating as needed, and Epic charting. No on-call required.

Qualifications

• Active MO or compact RN license at consideration
• Minimum 2 years of PCU/DOU/IMC/Stepdown nursing experience
• One full year of specialty experience in past 12 months with no >90 day gap
• Certifications: BLS, ACLS, NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS)
• Skills: dysrhythmia interpretation, rapid response, pacemaker management, cardiac drips/titration, chest tubes and drains

Responsibilities

• Work in a tertiary care hospital PCU with thoracic and vascular post‑op patients
• Night shift schedule: four 12‑hour shifts per week (18:45–07:15)
• Patient ratio 1:4 on a 26-bed unit
• Weekend shifts required within 6-week schedule (Fri–Sun)
• Care for complex post‑surgical cardiac/vascular patients with comorbidities
• Epic charting; Epic experience preferred
• Floating within service lines as directed by facility needs
• Charge RN responsibilities and holiday coverage

Skills

MO license

PCU experience

ACLS

BLS

NIHSS

nursing assessment

cardiac care

telemetry

Job description

American Traveler is seeking a travel RN for a Progressive Care Unit (PCU) night shift in Kansas City, MO. The position requires an active MO or compact RN license and at least 2 years of recent PCU/DOU/IMC/Stepdown experience. Pay is weekly and includes a tax-free stipend as applicable.

Responsibilities include managing complex post-surgical cardiac and vascular patients, performing nursing duties on a 26-bed PCU with 1:4 care, floating as needed, and Epic charting. No on-call required.