Travel Nurse RN - PCU / Stepdown - $1,921 to $2,135 per week in Kansas City, MO

Registered Nurse (RN) | PCU / Stepdown
Location: Kansas City, MO
Agency: All Medical Personnel
Pay: $1,921 to $2,135 per week
Contract Duration: 13 Weeks
Start Date: ASAP

About the Position

Job Title
Registered Nurse – IMC/PCU/Stepdown (Renal)

Location
Kansas City, MO | Acute Care

Schedule / Job Type
Contract | Nights | 3x12-Hour Shifts (18:45–07:15)

Key Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care in a renal/PCU setting with a standard nurse-to-patient ratio of 1:5; on rare occasions the ratio may flex to 1:6
• Manage renal transplant patients, including post-transplant monitoring and acute renal rejection care; all transplant patients are cared for at a 2:1 ratio for the first 48 hours
• Perform and manage IV therapy including central line care, PICC line management, port access, blood product administration, heparin protocols, PCA, and IV insulin protocols
• Monitor and interpret cardiac dysrhythmias via telemetry and respond appropriately, including utilization of Rapid Response Teams
• Provide wound care, wound vac management, and care for patients with peritoneal dialysis catheters and surgical drains
• Fulfill holiday shift and Charge RN assignments as needed; expected to complete 8 weekend shifts per 6-week scheduling period (combination of Friday, Saturday, and Sunday); regular floating between departments, units, and facilities may be required

Required Qualifications

• Active Registered Nurse (RN) license; both Kansas and Missouri licensure (or compact license) must be in hand at time of submission
• Minimum 1–2 years of RN experience; first-time travelers are accepted
• Renal specialty experience required: renal transplant, peritoneal dialysis catheter management, hemodialysis familiarity, surgical drains, TPN, wound care, diabetic encephalopathy, acute renal rejection, and thymo administration — minimum 2 years
• BLS and NIHSS certifications required
• Proficiency in cardiac monitoring, dysrhythmia interpretation and management, pre/post hemodialysis management, isolation precautions, and respiratory support (nasal cannula, oxygen face masks)
• Must live at least 75 miles from the facility to be eligible

Preferred Experience / Skills

• Experience with CVA/neurological patient care
• Chest tube management (Emerson/Pleur-evac) and tracheostomy management
• Thymo titration experience
• Familiarity with surgical drains in a plastics or post-surgical setting

Why Join Us

• Opportunity to work at a 5-time Magnet-recognized, Level 1 Trauma, teaching hospital within a tertiary care setting — a prestigious environment for advancing your clinical expertise
• Charting via Epic with free on-site parking; contracted dialysis services are provided, so unit RNs are not expected to perform hemodialysis independently

Benefits

• Day 1 health benefits (medical/dental/vision)
• Weekly pay
• Direct deposit
• $1,500 referral bonus program

About Us

All Medical Personnel is a leading national temporary employment agency for healthcare workforce solutions in the United States. Established in 1990, our staffing business lines place locum tenens, travel nursing, allied health, and clinical laboratory professionals on temporary and temp to hire assignments from coast to coast. Explore our current opportunities and sign up for job alerts:

All Medical Personnel is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.