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Travel RN - Telemetry - Progressive Care Unit

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American Traveler

Kansas City, Missouri

Staffing partner

Posted Sep 1

Staffing and support

The posting does not state the assignment size, and nothing published names it for this unit.

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Do you qualify?

License
Active MO or compact RN license required Check your license
Certification
Current BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS certifications required
Experience
Minimum 1 year of recent experience in telemetry/PCU specialty
Experience
Stroke patient care experience required
Experience
Cardiac drips and telemetry experience required
Also asks
US SSN and DOB required for consideration
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Also asks
Basic dysrhythmia skills needed
Also asks
No employment gaps of 90+ days within the past 12 months

What's around it?

In Kansas City, MO· © Mapbox © OpenStreetMap

Living costs about 8% below the US average

Median rent
$1,238/mo
Household income
$69,166/yr, all local households, not nurse pay
Staffing partner
American Traveler

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About this role

Assignment Overview

  • Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
  • Hours: 36 hrs/wk
  • Start Date: Sep 21, 2026
  • Length: 13 weeks
  • Openings: 1

American Traveler is hiring an RN for a Stroke & Brain PCU position requiring NIHSS certification and telemetry/stroke patient care experience.

Details

  • Stroke & Brain progressive care unit with 16 beds
  • 4:1 patient ratio
  • Tech support available on the unit
  • Uses Welch Allyn VS machines, Hoyer lift, Sarah Steady lift, telemetry monitors, bladder scanner, and Doppler equipment
  • Meditech documentation system used
  • Night shift schedule from 7:00 PM to 7:00 AM
  • 3 shifts per week with 3-4 weekend shifts required
  • Floating required to any area where competency has been demonstrated

Requirements

  • Active MO or compact RN license required
  • Current BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS certifications required
  • Minimum 1 year of recent experience in telemetry/PCU specialty
  • Stroke patient care experience required
  • Cardiac drips and telemetry experience required
  • Basic dysrhythmia skills needed
  • US SSN and DOB required for consideration
  • No employment gaps of 90+ days within the past 12 months
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Additional Information

  • Provide care to telemetry and neurology patients including cardiac drips and stroke management
  • High employee engagement on the unit
  • Navy blue scrubs required
  • Two professional references required for Missouri assignments
  • Must reside outside a 50-mile radius of the facility; no local candidates accepted

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Telemetry is open from year one. One of the most open front doors in acute care; ACLS and rhythm.

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