RN PCU Stepdown

Northern Base

Columbia, Missouri

Eligibility: ICU

Posted Aug 7

Shift and hours: 12-⁠hour nights
Unit and setting: Stepdown · Hospital
License: RN license
Term: Travel

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Against similar roles: Top of Missouri travel payMissouri travel postings that state pay run $46/hr to $67/hr, the middle half $49/hr to $59/hr, across 76 postings.
Also stated: $65/hr

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Floating: Floats to other units
Charting: MEDITECH

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Position: RN PCU Stepdown at 1600 E. Broadway Columbia MO 65201, Facility Boone Health. Pay rate $65 to $70/hr on w2. 12hrs night shift NOC Shift 7pm-07:30 am. Guaranteed hours 36/48. EMR: Meditech.

Floating required. Preference given to candidates with both ICU and PCU experience. Minimum of 2 years critical care experience required.

Top Diagnosis/Procedures: surgical of all types, medicals of all types, neuro patients at times. Common Equipment: bladder scanners, IV pumps, PCA pumps, SCD's, bipaps, cpaps, optiflows, vapotherms, airvos. Vasoactive Drip Titration Required.

Nurse Patient Ratio: 1:03. Line Management Skills Required: IV Insertion, PICC/Central Line Management, Vascular Device Access/Care, Dialysis Fistula Care/Management, A-Line Management. Preferred: CVP. Cardiac Skills Preferred: 12 Lead EKG, Sheath Removal, Cardioversion/Defibrillation.

Airway Required: CPAP/BiPAP, Trach Care. Ortho/MS/Onc Required: Epidural/PCA pumps, Feeding Tubes, Wound Vac.

What's around it?

In Columbia, MO

Columbia, MOFrom Census ACS 2024.

Living costs about 11% below the US average

Median rent: $1,097/mo
Household income: $66,498/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

Life in Columbia, MO

NeighborhoodsNurses and other healthcare workers often land in Benton-Stephens, just north of downtown, because it is bordered by the University of Missouri campus and two major hospitals and draws graduate students and young professionals who want historic, walkable streets. Old Southwest, south of downtown between Broadway and Stadium Boulevard, is the city's most iconic neighborhood: tree-canopied blocks of craftsman bungalows, Tudor revival, colonial, and mid-century ranch homes, with Hickman High School, the MKT Trail, John A. Stewart Park, and Albert-Oakland Park close by, and prices typically from the upper $200s to $500,000 or more. Thornbrook, a southwest planned community of more than 500 homes with a pool, walking trails, pavilion, and HOA, runs about $350,000 to well over $550,000 and is aimed at buyers who want newer construction, highly rated schools, and quicker access to shopping, dining, and medical facilities without central congestion. Locals also steer newcomers toward central Columbia in or a few blocks off the Stadium/Broadway/Providence loop, while downtown's 50-block Community Improvement District includes walkable pockets such as Flat Branch, the North Village Arts District, The Strollway, West End, Government District, and Avenue of the Columns; housing exists north, south, east, and west of I-70, not only south.

Nurses and other healthcare workers often land in Benton-Stephens, just north of downtown, because it is bordered by the University of Missouri campus and two major hospitals and draws graduate students and young professionals who want historic, walkable streets. Old Southwest, south of downtown between Broadway and Stadium Boulevard, is the city's most iconic neighborhood: tree-canopied blocks of craftsman bungalows, Tudor revival, colonial, and mid-century ranch homes, with Hickman High School, the MKT Trail, John A. Stewart Park, and Albert-Oakland Park close by, and prices typically from the upper $200s to $500,000 or more.

Thornbrook, a southwest planned community of more than 500 homes with a pool, walking trails, pavilion, and HOA, runs about $350,000 to well over $550,000 and is aimed at buyers who want newer construction, highly rated schools, and quicker access to shopping, dining, and medical facilities without central congestion. Locals also steer newcomers toward central Columbia in or a few blocks off the Stadium/Broadway/Providence loop, while downtown's 50-block Community Improvement District includes walkable pockets such as Flat Branch, the North Village Arts District, The Strollway, West End, Government District, and Avenue of the Columns; housing exists north, south, east, and west of I-70, not only south.

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As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: reddit.com Source 2: missouri.movemilestone.com Source 3: townsquarepublications.com Source 4: instagram.com

Getting aroundTypical drives are short: U.S. News puts the average commute at about 14.34 minutes, and local write-ups treat fifteen minutes from the northwest corner to the university quad as a long trip, with cross-town drives often finished before a second song ends outside rush hour. Benton-Stephens is walkable to campus and two major hospitals, which is why healthcare workers concentrate there; Thornbrook on the southwest side is described as having quick access to medical facilities without the traffic of more central areas. Old Southwest residents can use the MKT Trail along the southern edge as a car-free route toward downtown. I-70 reaches Kansas City or St. Louis in about two hours; named bus lines and hospital parking conditions are not detailed in these sources.

Typical drives are short: U.S. News puts the average commute at about 14.34 minutes, and local write-ups treat fifteen minutes from the northwest corner to the university quad as a long trip, with cross-town drives often finished before a second song ends outside rush hour. Benton-Stephens is walkable to campus and two major hospitals, which is why healthcare workers concentrate there; Thornbrook on the southwest side is described as having quick access to medical facilities without the traffic of more central areas.

Old Southwest residents can use the MKT Trail along the southern edge as a car-free route toward downtown. I-70 reaches Kansas City or St. Louis in about two hours; named bus lines and hospital parking conditions are not detailed in these sources.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: realestate.usnews.com Source 2: missouri.movemilestone.com Source 3: missouri.movemilestone.com

OutdoorsColumbia lists more than 70 parks and more than 50 miles of trails. The MKT Trail runs along Old Southwest's southern edge into downtown; the Katy Trail clips the city's south edge and connects riders to 237 miles of river-valley scenery. Rock Bridge Memorial State Park supplies caves, boardwalks, and limestone bluffs that feel far from town, while John A. Stewart Park and Albert-Oakland Park sit within walking distance of Old Southwest. Parks and Recreation also hosts Neighborhood Park Fun Days to get neighbors outside together.

Columbia lists more than 70 parks and more than 50 miles of trails. The MKT Trail runs along Old Southwest's southern edge into downtown; the Katy Trail clips the city's south edge and connects riders to 237 miles of river-valley scenery.

Rock Bridge Memorial State Park supplies caves, boardwalks, and limestone bluffs that feel far from town, while John A. Stewart Park and Albert-Oakland Park sit within walking distance of Old Southwest. Parks and Recreation also hosts Neighborhood Park Fun Days to get neighbors outside together.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: visitcolumbiamo.com Source 2: missouri.movemilestone.com Source 3: missouri.movemilestone.com Source 4: townsquarepublications.com

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Living in Columbia

Columbia, Missouri is a mid-state college town of roughly 128,000–132,000 where MU Health and Boone Hospital sit inside a city you can often cross in about 15 minutes. Nurses frequently choose Benton-Stephens, a historic pocket north of downtown next to campus and two hospitals, or walkable Old Southwest between Broadway and Stadium, with bungalows and the MKT Trail. Southwest Thornbrook offers newer homes, a pool, and highly rated schools from about $350,000–$550,000; citywide medians sit in the low-to-mid $300s, with some entries under $200,000 and median rent near $925. Downtown's 50-block CID—Flat Branch, North Village Arts District, Avenue of the Columns—puts coffee and Pressed rooftop bar within a few blocks, while True/False, Roots N Blues, and a year-round farmers market (vendors within 50 miles) fill the calendar. More than 70 parks, 50-plus trail miles, Rock Bridge caves, and the Katy Trail's 237 miles define outdoor life; I-70 reaches St. Louis or Kansas City in two hours. Tradeoffs include a median age of 29, cooled new construction, and small-city limits—offset by short specialist waits at ranked hospitals and an approachable, lower-cost metro.

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Sources

As of 2026Source 1: missouri.movemilestone.com Source 2: missouri.movemilestone.com Source 3: realestate.usnews.com Source 4: townsquarepublications.com Source 5: visitcolumbiamo.com Source 6: realfoodtraveler.com

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Columbia, MOFrom Census ACS 2024.