RN – Step-Down

Kansas City, MO 64111
Starts: March 2, 2026
Ends: June 1, 2026
DESCRIPTION

Specialty: Step-Down
Facility: BJC West – Saint Lukes Hospital Plaza
State License: MO
Certs/Licenses:
Years of Experience:
Shift: Night 3×12-Hour (18:45 – 07:15)

Guaranteed Hours:
Description: Specialty: PCUFacility: BJC West – Saint Lukes Hospital PlazaState License: MOCerts/Licenses: Years of Experience: Shift: Night 3×12-Hour (18:45 – 07:15)Guaranteed Hours: Description: RN/PCUYears of experience REQ: 2First-timers accepted: (Y/N) NWeekend REQ: 8 weekend shifts in Saint Luke s 6-week schedule period, combination of F/S/S.Certs REQ: BLS, NIHSkills REQ: MS/Tele, PCU/DOU/IMC/Stepdown, Interpretation of dysrhythmias, Management of dysrhythmias, Use of Rapid Response/Code teams, Feeding tube care and management, Continuous Bladder Irrigation (CBI), Peripheral Line Care/Management, PICC line management, Starting and maintaining IVs, Epidural analgesia, PCA, Surgical drains, Chest tubes-Emerson/PleurEvac, Isolation Precautions/PPE, Wound Care/Wound VacIs on-call REQ? (Y/N) What is the req? NWill clinician float within scope to meet facility needs? Y, regular floating may be required between departments, units and facilities as needed.Open to accommodating block schedule? (Y/N) NLocals accepted: (Y/N) What is the local radius rule? No, home address must be at least 75 miles from the facilityPending License accepted: (Y/N) YRTO Restrictions: No more than 7 daysGuaranteed Hours: 3 shifts per 13 weeks. The cancelled shifts must be the regular shift length to which the Contractor Personnel is assignedSpecial Requirements: Our primary patients are those that have undergone bariatric surgery, urology cases (TURP or TURBT with CBI, Nephrectomy, Ileal conduit creation, nephroureterectomy), hepatobiliary (Whipple, liver resection, gastric stimulator, complex biliary cases), colorectal (colon resection, ostomy creation and takedown, surgical oncology), and trauma patients generally those with abdominal injury and also a lot of necrotizing soft tissues infections requiring serial debridement with Wound Vac changes.Our patients primary pain control post-operatively is via Epidural, PCA, Ketamine grip, and/or lidocaine infusion. Most urology patients will have CBI or long-term catheter (foley vs suprapubic). Many patients from all the surgical specialties will have numerous drains (foley, JP, IR drain, NG tube, Chest Tube, G-Tube, J-Tube, GJ- Tube) and frequently they will have Wound Vacs. Modified Time:3/2/2026 12:00:00 AM Account Manager: Taylor Mason Account Manager Email: Taylor.Mason@ayahealthcare.com COVID-19 Vaccine: Not Required Flu Vaccine: Required – Medical/Religious Exemptions Only Submittals:Low Job Requirements & Qualifications Previous Charge Experience : – Years of Experience : 2 Patient Ratio Experience : Charting System Experience : Required Charting System Name : Epic Community Hospital Experience : – LTAC Experience : – Trauma Level I Experience : – Trauma Level II Experience : – Travel Experience Required : Yes Certifications : BLS, NIHSS, Compact LicenseSkills : MS/Tele, PCU/DOU/IMC/Stepdown, Interpretation of dysrhythmias, Management of dysrhythmias, Use of Rapid Response/Code teams, Bariatric surgery, Feeding tube care and management, Continuous Bladder Irrigation (CBI), TURP, Peripheral Line Care/Management, PICC line management, Starting and maintaining IVs, Epidural analgesia, PCA, Surgical drains, Chest tubes-Emerson/PleurEvac, Isolation Precautions/PPE, Wound Care/Wound Vac, Hardstop, look at Other information Unit Details Staffing & Scheduling Scheduling Type : – Patient Ratios Days : 5 Patient Ratios Nights : 5 Patient Ratios Weekends : – Float Required : regular floating may be required between departments, units and facilities as needed. Call Required : – Weekend Coverage : – Number of Weekend Shifts Per Contract : 8 weekend shifts in Saint Luke s 6-week schedule period, combination of F/S/S. Pre-Approved Time Off : one Orientation Hours : – Facility & Patient Care Details Patient Age Groups : Adolescents, Adults, Geriatrics Daily Census : 20 Number of Visits Per Day : – Number of Rooms : – Number of Beds : – Additional Unit Information Interdisciplinary Support : – Patient Diagnoses : – Special Procedures/Unit Details : Our primary patients are those that have undergone bariatric surgery, urology cases (TURP or TURBT with CBI, Nephrectomy, Ileal conduit creation, nephroureterectomy), hepatobiliary (Whipple, liver resection, gastric stimulator, complex biliary cases), colorectal (colon resection, ostomy creation and takedown, surgical oncology), and trauma patients generally those with abdominal injury and also a lot of necrotizing soft tissues infections requiring serial debridement with Wound Vac changes. Special Equipment : Our patients primary pain control post-operatively is via Epidural, PCA, Ketamine drip, and/or lidocaine infusion. Most urology patients will have CBI or long-term catheter (foley vs suprapubic). Many patients from all the surgical specialties will have numerous drains (foley, JP, IR drain, NG tube, Chest Tube, G-Tube, J-Tube, GJ- Tube) and frequently they will have Wound Vacs. #Tier2 Travel Compliance Floating may be required between departments, units and facilities as needed they would need both Kansas and Missouri or compact in hand at time of submission. The unwillingness to do so will result in a cancel. Local Radius: Candidates address with a 75 mile radius will be considered as local. Local Rule: locals not accepted SSN, RTO and scheduling requests required at submission 2 YEARS OF RECENT SPECIALITY EXPERIENCE REQUIRED Must have a full year of in-specialty experience within the past 12 months with no gap in employment greater than 90 days in the past year No travel partners accepted Request Time Off: 7 Day Max RTO Docs will be due 2 Fridays before the start date . There are also 10-15 hours of modules to be done as part of compliance, which are due Monday 1 week prior to start. Facility may offer without an interview . Please note if traveler is looking to interview with manager and facility may accommodate REFERENCE REQUIREMENT : 2 references required; one required supervisor level or above, the 2nd can be a charge RN. All references must be from the past year who has worked with resource in the past year Tenure Policy for all Travel Roles (excluding Interim Leadership and RNFA roles): 18 months with a 3-month break in service required. Drug Screening: If the candidate’s drug screen results come back “diluted” or positive, and cannot be cleared by the MRO, the candidate assignment will be canceled. The Candidate will have to wait 6 months before re-applying. Labs: Labs must be completed within 48-72 hours of signing Modules: Pre-start modules are non-billable, 3 hours of pre-start EMR modules All other modules are completed during orientation, modules hours are factored in orientation hours and not billed separately Please complete your EPIC training module first! RNs will have the choice to complete the EPIC test out option OR the EPIC module. This will be entirely up to you and something you can let our EPIC training team know when you receive the email from the SLHS EPIC Trainers. Infusion Pump training and Glucometer training must be completed by the Sunday prior to the start date. Submittal Details: #Tier2 Travel ComplianceFloating may be required between departments, units and facilities as needed they would need both Kansas and Missouri or compact in hand at time of submission. The unwillingness to do so will result in a cancel.Local Radius: Candidates address with a 75 mile radius will be considered as local.Local Rule: locals not acceptedSSN, RTO and scheduling requests required at submission2 YEARS OF RECENT SPECIALITY EXPERIENCE REQUIRED Must have a full year of in-specialty experience within the past 12 months with no gap in employment greater than 90 days in the past yearNo travel partners acceptedRequest Time Off: 7 Day Max RTODocs will be due 2 Fridays before the start date. There are also 10-15 hours of modules to be done as part of compliance, which are due Monday 1 week prior to start. ;Facility may offer without an interview. Please note if traveler is looking to interview with manager and facility may accommodateREFERENCE REQUIREMENT: 2 references required; one required supervisor level or above, the 2nd can be a charge RN. All references must be from the past year who has worked with resource in the past yearTenure Policy for all Travel Roles (excluding Interim Leadership and RNFA roles): 18 months with a 3-month break in service required.Drug Screening: ;If the candidate’s drug screen results come back “diluted” or positive, and cannot be cleared by the MRO, the candidate assignment will be canceled. ;The Candidate will have to wait 6 months before re-applying. ;Labs: Labs must be completed within 48-72 hours of signingModules:Pre-start modules are non-billable, 3 hours of pre-start EMR modulesAll other modules are completed during orientation, modules hours are factored in orientation hours and not billed separatelyPlease complete your EPIC training module first! ;RNs will have the choice to complete the EPIC test out option ;OR ;the EPIC module. This will be entirely up to you and something you can let our EPIC training team know when you receive the email from the SLHS EPIC Trainers.Infusion Pump training and Glucometer training must be completed by the Sunday ;prior to the start date. Auto Offer: No

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