Travel Step Down RN - $2,264 per week

American Traveler is seeking a travel nurse RN Stepdown for a travel nursing job in Portland, Oregon.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Stepdown
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 08/31/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, days
• Employment Type: Travel

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Days, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Aug 31, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced IMCU/Step Down RN for a day-shift position requiring higher-acuity critical care skills and an active OR RN license.

Details

• >Acute care hospital Step Down/IMCU unit setting
• Day shift schedule (3x12 hours, 7:00-19:00)
• Patient ratios of 1:3 and 1:4
• Every other weekend required
• No on-call responsibilities
• Floating between units and to affiliate facilities within the health system may be required based on skill set
• Charting completed in Epic

Requirements

• Active RN license, OR license required (can submit with license pending unless otherwise specified)
• Minimum 2 years of recent relevant experience
• Current BLS and ACLS certifications required; NIHSS preferred
• Experience with trach and ventilator patients required
• Experience managing critical care drips and titrated infusions required
• Experience with complex cardiac and respiratory patients required
• Skills in IV therapy/phlebotomy, blood product administration, and central/peripheral line care required
• Experience with cardiac monitoring, dysrhythmia interpretation and management required
• Experience titrating cardiac drips and insulin drips required
• Epic EMR experience required
• Must have a personal vehicle for this assignment

Additional Information

• Provide direct patient care to intermediate/step-down level patients with complex cardiac and respiratory needs
• Care for higher-acuity patients including those requiring trach and ventilator support
• Must be willing to float to other units and sister facilities based on skill set and staffing needs
• Facility is a short-term acute care teaching hospital
• Scrubs may be any color, except OR/Cath Lab where scrubs are provided
• No parking fees at this facility
• First-time travelers are welcome to apply
• Former permanent staff must wait at least 3 months before returning as a traveler and must reside outside a 50-mile radius of the facility
• Candidates must commit to working 3 of the 5 major holidays (Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Eve, New Year's Day)
• RTO requests should be submitted upfront; up to 6 days total or 3 consecutive days may be auto-approved
• Local candidates accepted at a lower bill rate
• 50-mile radius rule applies for travel pay rate eligibility

American Traveler Job ID #P-740003. 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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