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Travel RN - Telemetry - Progressive Care Unit

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Saint Luke's

Overland Park, Kansas

Staffing partner

You'll float between about 5 Med/Surg Intermediate/PCU units and other metro campuses, with no home unit. This role comes through American Traveler, a staffing partner, so ask which facility you would land in.

Posted Oct 5

Shift and hours
Days, three 12-⁠hour shifts a week · 12-⁠hour day shifts, 6:45 to 19:15 Shift: Days, 3x12hrs Day shift schedule, 3x12 hours from 6:45 to 19:1536 hours a week
Unit and setting
Med/Surg Intermediate and PCU units · Hospital Experience with sepsis, wound care, ETOH, SI, renal failure, AFIB, GIB, stroke, and COVID patient care requiredsepsis, stroke, AFIB, GI bleed, renal failure and COVID patients
License
RN license Active RN license - Kansas and Missouri or compact license required in hand at time of considerationKansas and Missouri RN license, or compact license, in hand
Term
16 weeks · starts Nov 16, 2026 · Travel

Do you qualify?

License
Kansas and Missouri RN license, or compact license, in hand Active RN license - Kansas and Missouri or compact license required in hand at time of consideration Check your license
Certification
BLS Current certifications: BLS and NIHSS required, ACLS preferred
Certification
NIHSS
Experience
1 to 2 years of experience 1 to 2 years of experience required, with 2 years of recent in-specialty experience preferred
Experience
A full year of in-specialty experience in the past 12 months, with no gap over 90 days Must have a full year of in-specialty experience within the past 12 months with no employment gap greater than 90 days
Experience
Experience in MS/Tele, Telemetry, Cardiac Telemetry, and Neuro Stepdown settings Experience in MS/Tele, Telemetry, Cardiac Telemetry, and Neuro Stepdown settings required
Also asks
Dysrhythmia interpretation, on-unit telemetry monitoring and pre/post cath care experience Experience in dysrhythmia interpretation and management, on-unit telemetry monitoring, and pre/post cardiac cath care required
Also asks
Experience with sepsis, stroke, AFIB, GI bleed, renal failure and COVID patients Experience with sepsis, wound care, ETOH, SI, renal failure, AFIB, GIB, stroke, and COVID patient care required
Also asks
Willing to float between units, departments and facilities Willingness to float between departments, units, and facilities as needed
Also asks
Live at least 75 miles from the facility Must reside at least 75 miles from the facility to be eligible for the travel position

Preferred

Certification
ACLS
Experience
2 years of recent in-specialty experience
Also asks
Sheath removal, feeding tubes, port access, blood products, central lines Preferred skills include sheath removal, feeding tube care and management, port access, blood product administration, and central line care/management

What it pays

Against similar roles
In range for Kansas travel rolesKansas travel postings that state pay run $1,730/week to $2,740/week, the middle half $1,980/week to $2,460/week, across 88 postings.

Benefits

  • Housing Perks
  • Tax Advantage Plan
  • Comprehensive medical, dental and life insurance
  • Weekly Payroll
  • Referral Bonuses

The role and schedule

Charting
Epic EMR, 12-lead EKG, AirVo, Voalte, Omnicell Uses Epic EMR, 12 lead EKG, AirVo, Voalte, and Omnicell systems
Day to day
telemetry and cardiac monitoring care Provide telemetry and cardiac monitoring care across multiple Med/Surg Intermediate and PCU units
Floating
rotating between units and metro campuses, no home unit Float pool position with no assigned home unit, rotating among roughly 5 Med/Surg Intermediate/PCU departments and other metro campuses
Charge
Charge RN assignments as needed Holiday shifts and Charge RN assignments as needed per unit
Weekends
8 weekend shifts in each 6-week schedule Weekend requirement of 8 shifts within Saint Luke's 6-week schedule, combination of Friday/Saturday/Sunday
On call
No on-call No on-call requirements
Holidays
Holiday shifts as needed
Start
Starts Nov 16, 2026 Start Date: Nov 16, 2026
Travel
Floats to other metro campuses
Details
No block scheduling No block scheduling accommodations
Details
Maximum of 7 days RTO, finalized at time of consideration Maximum RTO of 7 days, with all time off requests finalized at time of consideration
Details
Returning staff need 18 months' tenure and a 3-month break in service; permanent BJC or Saint Luke's staff wait 1 year Returning staff must have at least an 18-month tenure with a 3-month break in service; permanent BJC or Saint Luke's employees must wait 1 year before returning as a traveler
Details
First-time travelers welcome First-time travelers are welcome to apply
Details
No travel partners accepted No travel partners accepted

Support on this unit

Nurse to patient
1:5 <li>Patient ratio of 1:5</li> <li>Day shift schedule, 3x12 hours from 6:45 to 19:15</li> <li>Weekend requirement of 8 shifts within Saint Lustated in this posting

The workplace

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American Traveler
Staffing partner
Staffing partner
American Traveler

Your fit

Questions to ask

  • Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
  • What are the rotation requirements?
  • What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
  • How is staffing support handled day to day?
Build questions for this role

On your path

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

Original listing

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Assignment Overview

  • Shift: Days, 3x12hrs
  • Hours: 36 hrs/wk
  • Start Date: Nov 16, 2026
  • Length: 16 weeks
  • Openings: 1

American Traveler is hiring a PCU RN for a float pool position requiring telemetry experience and both Kansas and Missouri (or compact) RN licensure in hand.

Details

  • Float pool position with no assigned home unit, rotating among roughly 5 Med/Surg Intermediate/PCU departments and other metro campuses
  • Patient ratio of 1:5
  • Day shift schedule, 3x12 hours from 6:45 to 19:15
  • Weekend requirement of 8 shifts within Saint Luke's 6-week schedule, combination of Friday/Saturday/Sunday
  • Holiday shifts and Charge RN assignments as needed per unit
  • No on-call requirements
  • No block scheduling accommodations
  • Uses Epic EMR, 12 lead EKG, AirVo, Voalte, and Omnicell systems

Requirements

  • Active RN license - Kansas and Missouri or compact license required in hand at time of consideration
  • Current

certifications

BLS and NIHSS required, ACLS preferred

  • 1 to 2 years of experience required, with 2 years of recent in-specialty experience preferred
  • Must have a full year of in-specialty experience within the past 12 months with no employment gap greater than 90 days
  • Experience in MS/Tele, Telemetry, Cardiac Telemetry, and Neuro Stepdown settings required
  • Experience in dysrhythmia interpretation and management, on-unit telemetry monitoring, and pre/post cardiac cath care required
  • Experience with sepsis, wound care, ETOH, SI, renal failure, AFIB, GIB, stroke, and COVID patient care required
  • Preferred skills include sheath removal, feeding tube care and management, port access, blood product administration, and central line care/management
  • Willingness to float between departments, units, and facilities as needed

Additional Information

  • Provide telemetry and cardiac monitoring care across multiple Med/Surg Intermediate and PCU units
  • Must reside at least 75 miles from the facility to be eligible for the travel position
  • Maximum RTO of 7 days, with all time off requests finalized at time of consideration
  • Returning staff must have at least an 18-month tenure with a 3-month break in service; permanent BJC or Saint Luke's employees must wait 1 year before returning as a traveler
  • First-time travelers are welcome to apply
  • No travel partners accepted

What's around it?

In Overland Park, KS

Overland Park, KSFrom Census ACS 2024.

Living costs about 10% below the US average

Median rent
$1,515/mo
Household income
$104,834/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

See Overland Park, KS

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