Travel Nurse (RN) - Progressive Care Unit

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 Lukes WILL NOT APPROVE blocked scheduling of any kind. Do not apply and ask as this will not be granted.

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

Special Requests: Holiday shifts and Charge RN assignments as needed per unit. No Block schedule, No travel partners accepted

Shift & Scheduling: Weekend Required 8 weekend shifts in Saint Luke’s 6-week schedule period, combination of F/S/S. No On-Call

Required Skills/Experience: Work Settings: MS/Tele, Telemetry, Cardiac Telemetry. Cardiac Monitoring and Emergency response: Interpretation of dysrhythmias, Management of dysrhythmias’ Telemetry -on the unit monitoring, Use of Rapid Response Teams. Gastrointestinal: Feeding tube care and management. Genitourinary/Renal: Pre/Post Hemodialysis Management, Renal failure. IV therapy/Phlebotomy: Blood Product Administration, Central line care/management, Peripheral Line Care/Management, PICC line management, Starting IVs. MEDICATIONS: Heparin Protocols, Manage Cardiac drips- no titration. Neurological/Psychiatric: CVA, Pre/Post neurosurgery. Plastics: Surgical drains. Respiratory: High Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC), Interpretation of ABGs, Nasal Cannula, Oxygen face masks, Non-invasive airway management. Professional Topics and Skills: Isolation Precautions, Wound Care/Wound Vac. LTAC Experience

Preferred Skills/Experience: Work Settings: ER Holding, Neuro Stepdown, PCU/DOU/IMC/Stepdown. IV therapy/Phlebotomy: Accessing Ports. MEDICATIONS: Manage Vasoactive drips-no titration, PCA. Neurological/Psychiatric: Traumatic Brain injury. Orthopedics: Ortho trauma, Total Joint Replacements. Respiratory: Chest tubes-Emerson/Pleur-evac, External CPAP/BIPAP, Tracheostomy Management.

Procedures/Diagnostics/Treatments Performed on Unit: Intermediate level of care, stroke, heart failure, SI, ETOH w/d; respiratory failure, pneumonia, GIB, syncope, TIA, falls, COVID, Flu, Cdiff; CBI; post surgical patients needing higher level of care monitoring; renal failure cardiac gtts, heparin

Unit Details: Avg Daily Census 30, # Rooms 30