Travel Nurse RN - PCU - $2,025 per week in Kansas City, MO

Company: Cynet Health
Location: Kansas City
Posted on: July 10, 2025

Job Description:

Job Title: Registered Nurse Profession: Nursing Specialty: Progressive Care Unit Duration: 13 weeks Shift: Day Hours per Shift: 12 hours (06:45 - 19:15) Experience: 2 years of recent specialty experience required; strong ventilator experience required License: Must hold a valid and active nursing license Certifications: BLS, NIHSS Must-Have: Ability to interpret dysrhythmias and manage dysrhythmias Description: RN/PCU ratios are 1:4. On rare occasions, the ratio could flex to 1:6, and travelers will be expected to take extra patients. Strong ventilator experience is required. Weekends required: 8 weekend shifts within a 6-week schedule period, in combination of Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Work settings include Med/Surg/Telemetry, Telemetry, and Cardiac Telemetry. Responsibilities include cardiac monitoring and emergency response, feeding tube care and management, pre/post-hemodialysis management, and renal failure care. IV therapy responsibilities include accessing ports, blood product administration, central line care/management, peripheral line care/management, and PICC line management. Medications include managing heparin protocols and cardiac drips (no titration required), as well as PCA management. Neurological and psychiatric care involves working with patients who have CVA and traumatic brain injury. Respiratory care includes management of ventilated patients, care of chest tubes, and interpretation of ABGs. Professional topics include isolation precautions. Floating may be required between departments, units, and facilities. Patient diagnoses include pulmonary stepdown, intermediate care, ventilated tracheostomy patients, COPD, and high-acuity pulmonary patients. Expect special procedures/unit details to include endobronchial valves and ventilators. Hospital is recognized as a 5-time Magnet Award winner and a teaching, level 1 trauma facility.

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