Travel Stepdown Care Unit RN - $2,362 per week

American Traveler is seeking a travel nurse RN Stepdown for a travel nursing job in Peoria, Illinois.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Stepdown
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: ASAP
• 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 3, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced RN for a Stepdown Care Unit position requiring ICU/Intermediate nursing experience with trach and vent skills.

Details

• Work in the Stepdown Care Unit of an acute care hospital setting
• Unit has 20 beds, including 8 private and 12 semi-private rooms
• Nurse to patient ratio of 3 to 1
• Care for patients with COPD, CHF, DM, sepsis, renal issues, DKA, alcohol withdrawal, overdoses, pneumonia, and other respiratory conditions, plus some neuro/surgical/cardiac cases
• Manage patients on Bipap, Cpap, face mask ventilators, trachs, and vented trach patients
• Manage chest tubes, G tubes, NG tubes, PICC lines, and central lines
• Titrate drips including Cardene, Cardizem, Amio, Dobutamine, Heparin, and low-dose or infrequent Vasopressors
• Uses Epic EMR
• 12-hour day shifts, 7am-7pm
• Every other weekend required (day shift works Sat/Sun)
• Every other holiday rotation, including working the companion day of major holidays
• No call or standby requirements
• Floating required, with priority given to travel RNs based on ICU experience
• All patients on bedside Phillips monitors; tele techs interpret strips with RN confirmation
• Charge nurse and house supervisor coverage available 24/7
• 2 PCTs per shift supporting patient care
• Any scrub color permitted

Requirements

• Active IL RN license required
• Current BLS (AHA) certification required; ACLS recommended
• Minimum 1 year of RN experience required
• ICU or Intermediate/Stepdown experience with a 3:1 or 2:1 nurse-to-patient ratio required
• Progressive care or telemetry-only experience is not sufficient
• Trach and vent experience required due to frequent trach/vented patients on the unit
• BSN not required for this position

Additional Information

• Provide direct nursing care including drip titration, ventilator/trach management, and monitoring of complex medical patients
• Travel RNs are first to float and may be assigned to ICU, other Stepdown units, or Gen Med based on patient acuity and staffing needs
• Unit orientation includes 1 day for Epic training, 1 day with the unit educator, and 1 day on the floor with an RN
• Local candidates within 50 miles of the facility are eligible for a local pay rate
• COVID vaccination is not required for this position
• First-time travelers are welcome to apply

American Traveler Job ID #P-737933. 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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