Travel Cardiac Stepdown RN - $2,326 per week

American Traveler is seeking a travel nurse RN Cardiac Stepdown for a travel nursing job in Rock Island, Illinois.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Cardiac Stepdown
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 08/24/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, nights
• Employment Type: Travel

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Aug 24, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced RN for a Progressive Care/Cardiac Stepdown Unit position in Illinois, requiring active IL and IA RN licenses and a minimum of 2 years of cardiac stepdown experience.

Details

• Progressive Care/Cardiac Stepdown Unit in a hospital setting
• Day shift patient ratio is 1:4-5; night shift patient ratio is 1:5-1:6
• Charge nurses consider each nurse's level of cardiac experience when making assignments
• Both day and night shifts are available
• Epic EMR experience is required

Requirements

• Active IL RN license required; an active IA RN license is also required — if the IA license is not yet active, proof of application for an IA single-state or compact RN license must be provided during the compliance process
• Minimum 2 years of current Cardiac Stepdown/Progressive Care experience required
• Current BLS and ACLS certifications from AHA or ARC required (pending certifications will not be accepted)
• Epic EMR experience required
• A supervisory performance evaluation or professional reference from within the past 2 years required for consideration
• Valid driver's license required for consideration

Additional Information

• First-time travelers are welcome to apply
• Travelers who were employed by the facility within the 12 months prior to the contract start date may not be eligible for this position
• Holiday coverage is required: travelers must work 2 of the 3 winter holidays (Thanksgiving, Christmas, or New Year's)
• Time-off requests during the Thanksgiving and winter holiday windows are limited to 1 day per period, regardless of holidays worked

American Traveler Job ID #P-737227. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: Travel RN - Telemetry - Progressive Care Unit

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