Travel Step Down Telemetry RN - $2,358 per week

American Traveler is seeking a travel nurse RN PCU - Progressive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in New Haven, Connecticut.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: PCU - Progressive Care Unit
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 08/28/2026
• 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 28, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced RN for a Step Down/Telemetry position requiring 2 years of experience and Level I Trauma Center background at a large academic medical center.

Details

• Work in the Step Down unit of a Level I Trauma Center, short term acute care hospital
• MS/Telemetry patient population requiring cardiac monitoring and dysrhythmia management
• Average patient ratio of 1:5-6
• Night shift schedule, 3x12 hours from 19:00-7:30
• Required to work every other weekend
• No on-call responsibilities
• Floating within scope required to meet facility needs
• Uses Epic charting system

Requirements

• Active RN license, CT or Compact accepted (must be active prior to start date; pending licenses accepted)
• Current certifications: BLS and NIHSS
• Minimum 2 years of RN experience required (1.5 years considered with Level I Trauma or travel experience)
• Level I Trauma Center experience required
• Prior travel nursing experience required
• Epic charting experience required
• Teaching hospital experience preferred
• Skilled in telemetry monitoring, dysrhythmia interpretation and management, and rapid response/code team protocols
• Experience with respiratory care including BiPAP/CPAP, chest tubes, ABG interpretation, and tracheostomy care
• IV therapy and central/peripheral/PICC line management experience
• 1 professional reference required for consideration

Additional Information

• Provide direct patient care in a busy Step Down unit at a large academic medical center
• Facility is a Level I Trauma Center with over 1,000 staffed beds
• Scrub color required is royal blue
• Flu vaccine required with no declinations accepted
• COVID vaccine and booster required with only religious or medical exemptions accepted
• Candidates must reside outside a 75-mile radius of the hospital to be eligible unless local rate is accepted
• Returning staff must have been separated from permanent employment for at least 2 years to be considered as a traveler
• Requests for time off greater than 7 days require additional approval
• First-time travelers are welcome to apply

American Traveler Job ID #P-737968. 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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