Travel Step Down RN - $2,182 per week

American Traveler is seeking a travel nurse RN Stepdown for a travel nursing job in South Bend, Indiana.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Stepdown
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 08/10/2026
• 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 10, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced RN for a Step-Down/Intermediate Care Unit position requiring telemetry proficiency and cardiac drip experience, with night shift availability and every-other-weekend commitment.

Details

• Short-term acute care hospital setting on a 7th Floor Intermediate/Step-Down unit
• Night shift schedule: 7p–7:30a (3x12-hour shifts)
• Every other weekend required
• Every other holiday required
• Patient ratio of 1:5
• Cardiac and telemetry patient population including cardiac, stroke, and renal patients
• Cardiac drip exposure including Heparin, Cardizem, Amiodarone, and Lasix
• All modes of oxygenation except ventilators
• Unit has hemodialysis-capable beds; HD performed by an outside company
• Floating required within scope to like or lesser units, including potentially to affiliate hospitals based on census
• Charting system: Cerner (experience required)
• Royal blue or white scrubs required

Requirements

• Active Indiana or Compact RN license required (pending license accepted if active prior to start date)
• Current certifications required: ACLS, BLS, and NIHSS
• Minimum 1 year of RN experience required (2 years preferred)
• Telemetry and cardiac/stroke experience required
• Cardiac drip titration experience required
• Proficiency in reading, identifying, and reacting to cardiac rhythms is mandatory
• Cerner EMR experience required
• Must reside more than 50 miles from the facility to be eligible
• Must pass a telemetry rhythm identification quiz prior to placement

Additional Information

• First-time travelers are welcome to apply
• Travelers must have been gone at least 3 years before returning as a traveler to this facility
• RTO is capped at 10 days for the duration of the contract; if RTO falls during a holiday period, the traveler must be willing to work at least 1 of the 3 holidays
• Pre-start online modules (up to 8 hours) must be completed within 1 week of signing; modules are self-reported and completed before the start date
• Professional conduct is taken very seriously at this facility; unprofessional behavior or shift call-offs may result in immediate contract termination
• Background check conducted via Nursys
• Up to $9/day for garage parking on day shifts; overnight garage parking is free; free parking also available in designated outdoor associate lots

American Traveler Job ID #P-735443. 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 - Stepdown

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