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Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
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Hours: 36 hrs/wk
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Start Date: Jul 27, 2026
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Length: 13 weeks
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Openings: 1
American Traveler is seeking an experienced RN for a PCU/Ortho night shift position at a Level 1 Trauma, Magnet-designated teaching hospital, requiring 2 years of recent specialty experience and both Kansas and Missouri RN licenses in hand.
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Progressive Care Unit (PCU) with an orthopedic focus at a 456-bed tertiary care, Level 1 Trauma, 5-time Magnet-recognized teaching hospital
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High-acuity orthopedic patient population including trauma, post-op total joints, ORIF, laminectomy, hand surgery, bladder suspension, and overflow gynecological and eye surgeries
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Patient ratio is 1:5, with the possibility of flexing to 1:6 on rare occasions
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High patient volume with significant daily admissions and turnover
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Night shift: 3x12-hour shifts, 18:45–07:15
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8 weekend shifts required per 6-week scheduling period, with shifts falling on Friday, Saturday, or Sunday
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On-call required: 1–2 weekdays per week and 2 weekends per 13-week contract
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Regular floating may be required between departments, units, and other PCU floors within scope of practice
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Charting system: Epic (experience required as both Kansas and Missouri licenses are needed for cross-facility floating)
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Special equipment used includes traction, braces, casts, crutches, doppler, walker, hemovac, PICC line, midline, Alaris pump, and PCA
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Free on-site parking available
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Active RN license for both Kansas and Missouri (or a Compact license covering both states) must be in hand at time of consideration — unwillingness to hold both licenses may result in assignment cancellation
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Current BLS and ACLS certifications required
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Minimum 2 years of recent PCU/Stepdown specialty experience required, including at least 1 full year of in-specialty experience within the past 12 months with no employment gap greater than 90 days
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Level 1 Trauma and academic teaching hospital experience required
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Proficiency with blood product administration, peripheral line care and management, PICC line management, and IV starts required
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Experience with PCA management required
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Skills in orthopedic trauma care, peripheral nerve block catheters, total joint replacements, and surgical drain management required
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Wound care and wound vac experience required
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Familiarity with isolation precautions and phlebotomy required
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2 professional references required: at least one must be supervisor-level or above; the second may be a charge RN — all references must be from within the past year and from someone who has worked with the candidate within that time
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SSN required for consideration
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Candidates must reside at least 75 miles from the facility to be eligible — local candidates are not accepted
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First-time travelers are welcome to apply
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Travel partners are not accepted for this position
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Charge RN assignments may be required as needed per unit policy
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Holiday shift coverage is required as assigned
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RTO is limited to a maximum of 7 days for the contract duration; RTO and scheduling requests must be submitted at time of consideration
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Pre-start compliance modules are required (approximately 10–15 hours total) and must be completed prior to the start date
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No block scheduling available
