Travel IMC/Stepdown RN - $2,275 per week

American Traveler is seeking a travel nurse RN PCU - Progressive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in Springfield, Illinois.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: PCU - Progressive Care Unit
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 10/26/2026
• 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: Oct 26, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced RN for an IMC/Stepdown position requiring telemetry and cardiac monitoring skills with a minimum of 1 year of relevant experience.

Details

• Acute care hospital setting on the Intermediate Care (IMC)/Stepdown unit
• Night shift schedule, 3x12 hours (1845-0715), with possible accommodation for 4x12s
• Requires working every other weekend
• No on-call requirements
• Floating required within the hospital or to nearby affiliate facilities as needed
• Cerner EMR used for charting; experience preferred
• Patient population includes telemetry, neuro stepdown, and cardiovascular/respiratory cases

Requirements

• Active IL RN license required and in hand at time of consideration (pending licenses not accepted)
• Minimum 1 year of recent experience required
• BLS and NIHSS certifications required; ACLS preferred
• AHA or Red Cross certifications accepted; RQI cards not accepted
• Experience in Telemetry, Neuro Stepdown, and PCU/DOU/IMC/Stepdown settings required
• Experience with cardiac monitoring and emergency response including dysrhythmia interpretation and management, and use of Rapid Response Teams
• Cardiovascular skills required, including care for post cardiac angiogram, MI, cardiac cath, and cardiac surgery patients, and sheath/TR band removal
• IV therapy and phlebotomy skills required, including port access, arterial and central line management, blood product administration, PICC line management, and starting IVs
• Medication management skills required, including heparin protocols and managing (not titrating) cardiac and vasoactive drips, PCA, and procedural sedation
• Respiratory skills required, including ventilator care, chest tube management, BiPAP/CPAP, HFNC, ABG interpretation, and tracheostomy care
• Experience with isolation precautions and wound care/wound vac required
• Neurological, orthopedic, and plastics case experience required, including craniotomy, CVA, ortho trauma, total joint replacements, and skin graft care
• Renal and GI skills required, including feeding tube management and pre/post hemodialysis care
• SSN and date of birth required for consideration
• Teaching hospital and Level I Trauma experience preferred

Additional Information

• Provide direct patient care within a Level I trauma, Magnet-designated teaching hospital with 562 staffed beds
• Any solid color scrubs permitted
• Parking permit provided at no cost, arranged during orientation
• Holiday coverage required for 2 of the 3 major holidays
• RTO ideally limited to 5 or fewer non-holiday days
• Local candidates accepted with no radius restriction
• Previous permanent or PRN employees of the facility must have been separated for at least 12 months before applying as a travelers
• Travel pairs are not accepted
• First-time travelers are not accepted for this role

American Traveler Job ID #P-759610. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36.0 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: Travel RN - Telemetry - Intermediate Care

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