Travel Nurse (RN) - Progressive Care Unit

$2,016/wk

Kansas City, MO
Night
3 shifts x 12 hours
Start November 24th · 13 wks
Contract Details
Job Type
Travel
Nurse/Patient
1/4-6
Shift Type
Night
Contract Date
11/24/2025 - 02/23/2026
Expected Length
13 weeks
Hours Per Shift
12
Shifts Per Week
3
Radius Rules
Candidates must live at least 75 miles away from this facility in order to be considered a traveler when applying for this role.
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Requirements
Experience
12 months of role experience is required with some in the last 12 months.
Must have at least 24 months of Progressive Care Unit experience.
Trauma Level 1 experience is preferred from any number of months
Experience with Epic is preferred from any number of months.
References
Candidates must provide 1 charge/lead reference from within the past 12 months in order to be considered for this role
Candidates must provide 1 manager/supervisor reference from within the past 12 months in order to be considered for this role
License
Candidates must have a Missouri license or compact license
Certifications
NIHSS (Required)
BLS (Required)
ACLS (Required)
Vaccinations
Flu vaccination required. Religious and medical declinations accepted.
Proof of Identification
Proof of identification required
Additional Information

Pre-employment modules may be required for this role. Please upload any certifications or health documents you have to your profile to expedite your on-boarding process.

Additional Details:

Saint Luke’s is a Nicotine free (this includes patches, gum, vape, etc.) Health System – all travelers will be tested upon hire. If found with nicotine in your system, you will be canceled and may be ineligible for re-hire.

Roles requiring state licensure only: Floating roles must have MO license and is in the process of applying for KS license (+ vice-versa) or must have a compact licensure to apply.

If requesting 7 days of RTO, the expectation is that the missed time is made up

Required Skills/Experience: Years of experience REQ: 2 Years / Strong Ventilator Experience required.

-Skills REQ: Work Settings: MS/Tele, Telemetry, Cardiac Telemetry. Cardiac Monitoring and Emergency response: Interpretation of dysrhythmias, Management of dysrhythmias, Telemetry -on the unit monitoring. Gastrointestinal: Feeding tube care and management. Genitourinary/Renal: Pre/Post Hemodialysis Management, Renal failure. IV therapy/Phlebotomy: Accessing Ports, Blood Product Administration, Central line care/management, Peripheral Line Care/Management, PICC line management, Starting IVs. MEDICATIONS: Heparin Protocols, Manage Cardiac drips- no titration, PCA, Titrate Cardiac drips. Neurological/Psychiatric: CVA, Traumatic Brain injury. Respiratory: Care of Ventilated Patient, Chest tubes-Emerson/Pleur-evac, External CPAP/BIPAP, High Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC), Interpretation of ABGs, Nasal Cannula, Oxygen face masks, Non-invasive airway management, Tracheostomy Management. Professional Topics and Skills: Isolation Precautions.

Preferred Skills/Experience: Teaching Hospital Experience: Preferred Surgical drains* Peripheral nerve block catheters* Total Joint Replacements* Wound Care/Wound Vac* Use of Rapid Response/Code teams*

Procedures/Diagnostics/Treatments Performed on Unit: Patient Diagnoses: Pulmonary Stepdown, Intermediate Care, Ventilated trach pts, copd, pulm patients, airvo, bipap pulm valve placement, cpap, resp tx high acuity pts. Special Procedures/Unit Details: endobronchial valves, ventilators.

Unit/Facility Details: Ratios: 1:4. *NOTE: On rare occasions, Ratio could flex to 1:6 and travelers will be expected to take the extra patients. -Parking Cost – Free

Special Requests: No travel partners accepted

Shift & Scheduling: Weekend REQ: 8 weekend shifts in Saint Luke’s 6-week schedule period, combination of F/S/S. -Is on-call REQ? (Y/N) What is the req? No

Trusted Benefits

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Dental

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Vision

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401k

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