Job Description
HonorVet Technologies is seeking a travel nurse RN Stepdown for a travel nursing job in Chicago, Illinois.
Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty: Stepdown
- Discipline: RN
- Start Date: 09/21/2026
- Duration: 13 weeks
- 48 hours per week
- Shift: 12 hours, days
- Employment Type: Travel
Travel Pediatric Stepdown RN – Chicago, IL | $3,000 Weekly
Facility: La Rabida Children's Hospital
Location: Chicago, IL
Unit: Pediatric Stepdown – RN Peds Stepdown
Contract: 13 Weeks
Shift: Days | 4×12s | 7:00 AM – 7:30 PM
Patient Ratio: 1:3
Travel Experience: Required
Experience: 2 Years RN Experience
Charting: Any EMR – Experience Required
Requirements
Active Illinois RN License in hand
BLS
PALS
2 years of RN experience
Previous travel nursing experience required
Comfortable caring for complex pediatric patients
Strong experience with ventilated patients and tracheostomy care
Unit & Patient Population
Pediatric Stepdown/Acute Care setting
Patients: Infants, Pediatrics & Adolescents
Approx. 39-bed unit with a daily census of around 30
Patient ratio: 1:3
Patients have long-term complex/chronic illnesses
Frequent care of children with tracheostomies and chronic ventilators
No drips or surgical patients; primarily transitional/complex-care patients
Must be comfortable with ventilator and tracheostomy management
Respiratory Services, PT, Pharmacy, Radiology, Social Services and other interdisciplinary support available
Schedule
4×12-hour day shifts
7:00 AM – 7:30 PM
Weekend requirement: Either every weekend or every other weekend
Block scheduling is not guaranteed
24 hours of orientation
1 pre-approved time-off request
Important: This is a specialized pediatric complex-care unit. Candidates must be comfortable caring for chronically ill children with tracheostomies and chronic ventilators.
HonorVet Technologies Job ID #32921173. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 48.0 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: Registered Nurse/Pediatric Stepdown
About HonorVet Technologies
HonorVet Technologies: Pioneering Purpose, Empowering Heroes
Founded in 2015, HonorVet Technologies stands as a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), proudly certified by NaVOBA and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Our mission goes beyond staffing—we are committed to transforming lives by addressing the critical unemployment challenges faced by veterans.
As a Joint Commission-certified clinical staffing agency, we deliver unmatched expertise in placing top-tier healthcare professionals—RNs, LPNs/LVNs, CNAs/CMAs, and NPs—across diverse facilities, including hospitals, clinics, rehabilitation centers, old-age homes, schools, correctional facilities, and more.
At HonorVet, we don't just fill roles; we bridge gaps, uplift communities, and honor the ones who served.
Benefits
- Vision benefits
- License and certification reimbursement
- Continuing Education
- Medical benefits
- Wellness and fitness programs
- Dental benefits
- Guaranteed Hours
- Mileage reimbursement
- Referral bonus
- Bereavement
- Holiday Pay
- Sick pay
- Retention bonus
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Chicago, IL |
| Industry | Staffing/Employment Agencies |
| Company Size | 50 to 99 employees |
| Year Founded | 2015 |
| Website | http://www.honorvettech.com |
Benefits
401K, Employee Referral Program, Life Insurance
About Company
Is a leading Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business providing IT, Telecom and Medical Staffing.
Skills
- Community and Social Servicesunmatched
- Department of Veterans Affairsunmatched
- Disability Accommodationsunmatched
- Health Planunmatched
- Healthcareunmatched
- Hospitalunmatched
- Job Requisition Postingunmatched
- Nursingunmatched
- Pediatric Nursingunmatched
- Pediatricsunmatched
- Pharmacyunmatched
- Radiologyunmatched
- Recruiting/Staffing Agencyunmatched
- Registered Nurse (RN)unmatched
- Reimbursementunmatched
- Small Businessunmatched
- Social Workunmatched
- Tracheotomyunmatched
- Ventilatorunmatched
- Willing to Travelunmatched
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