Travel Registered Nurse - Progressive Care Unit - Kansas City, KS
- 12-hour shifts
- Travel
- BLS
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This assignment posts $2,249 a week, the agency's gross: a taxable hourly rate plus housing and meal stipends. Open travel telemetry nurse assignments post a median of $2,120 a week, the middle half $1,930 to $2,306, across 1,305 assignments, so this one is within the middle half of what they post. Staff pay is hourly and carries no stipends, so it is not set beside it.
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About the job
Travel assignment, 13 weeks, 12hr nights, 36 hours a week, starting 23 Nov 2026.
Pay as Cross Country posts it: about $2,249 a week in all, a taxable rate of $20 an hour plus $1,528.61 a week in housing and meal stipends.
Job Summary
Registered Nurse, Progressive Care Unit, Kansas City. This 13-week assignment supports quality patient care through comprehensive nursing assessments, individualized care planning, patient education, rehabilitation participation, and discharge planning. The Registered Nurse also provides direction and supervision to nursing support personnel while promoting patient safety and continuity of care.
Job Details
- Schedule: Night shifts, 12-hour shifts, with a minimum of 36 hours per week. The assignment begins 11/23/2026 and ends 02/22/2027.
- Required Qualifications: Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required prior to the first shift; minimum of two years of bedside clinical experience.
- Additional Information:
- Performs nursing assessments and develops individualized plans of care.
- Documents assessments, interventions, and patient responses accurately and promptly.
- Participates in rehabilitation programming and interdisciplinary team conferences.
- Provides patient and family education based on identified healthcare needs.
- Initiates discharge planning and prepares patients for transition from care.
- Communicates changes in patient status to appropriate care providers.
- Provides direction, training, supervision, and appropriate delegation to ancillary nursing personnel.
- Promotes patient and employee safety and maintains a safe care environment.
- Assumes charge responsibilities following the orientation period when requested.
- Pursues professional development through continuing education and self-study.
Benefits
The benefits of taking a travel assignment with Cross Country include:
- Private housing or generous housing allowance
- Comprehensive health insurance with prescription coverage
- Dependent health insurance with prescription coverage
- Competitive salaries
- Referral bonuses
- Travel reimbursement
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Direct deposit/free checking
- Unlimited free CE credits
From Cross Country Healthcare's job posting, checked 9 Nov 2026. The employer's own page is the final word on requirements and availability.
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National healthcare staffing company in Boca Raton, Florida, placing travel nurses, allied professionals and therapists, with local contract and per diem work too. Source: Cross Country, Travel FAQs
Based in Boca Raton, FLHires in 51 statesPay on its listings: 0.6% of its open jobs state an hourly rate
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