Registered Nurse IMC/PCU/Stepdown

Job Title

Registered Nurse – IMC/PCU/Stepdown

Location

Kansas City, MO

Schedule / Job Type

Contract | Nights (3x12 Hours, 18:45–07:15) | Onsite

Key Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care in a PCU/IMC/Stepdown setting for a diverse surgical population including bariatric, urology, hepatobiliary, colorectal, and trauma patients
• Monitor and manage cardiac dysrhythmias and respond to Rapid Response and Code team activations
• Manage complex post-operative pain control modalities including epidural analgesia, PCA, ketamine infusions, and lidocaine infusions
• Perform care and management of multiple drainage devices including chest tubes, wound vacs, NG tubes, G-tubes, J-tubes, GJ-tubes, JP drains, and IR drains
• Perform Continuous Bladder Irrigation (CBI), PICC line management, peripheral line care, and IV insertion and maintenance
• Adhere to isolation precautions and PPE protocols; perform wound care and wound vac changes including for necrotizing soft tissue infections requiring serial debridement

Required Qualifications

• Active RN license valid in both Kansas and Missouri, or a compact license covering both states, required at time of submission
• Minimum of 2 years of RN experience; first-time travelers are not accepted
• Current BLS and NIH Stroke Scale certifications required
• Demonstrated experience in MS/Telemetry and PCU/DOU/IMC/Stepdown environments
• Proficiency in interpretation and management of dysrhythmias, chest tube management (Emerson/PleurEvac), epidural analgesia, PCA, and feeding tube care
• Ability and willingness to float between departments, units, and facilities as needed; refusal to float may result in contract cancellation

Preferred Experience / Skills

• Experience caring for bariatric, urology, hepatobiliary, colorectal, or surgical oncology patient populations
• Familiarity with EPIC EMR; ability to complete EPIC test-out or training module prior to start
• Experience with infusion pump operation and glucometer use

Why Join Us

• Work within a high-acuity surgical stepdown environment offering broad clinical exposure across multiple specialty service lines
• Guaranteed hours provided, with shift consistency across a structured schedule