Travel Stepdown RN - $2,309 per week

American Traveler is seeking a travel nurse RN Stepdown for a travel nursing job in Bridgeport, Connecticut.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Stepdown
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 12/04/2026
• 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: Dec 4, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring a Step Down RN for a 10-week winter coverage contract requiring a CT or compact RN license and at least 2 years of step down experience.

Details

• Step Down unit within a short term acute care hospital with 426 staffed beds
• Level II Trauma Center, part of the Yale New Haven Health System
• Shift schedule is 3x12 hour day shifts, 0700-1930
• Every other weekend required
• Floating required as needed for the department
• Patient ratio of 1:3
• Charting completed in Epic
• 10-week contract for winter coverage only

Requirements

• Active RN license (CT or Compact) required
• BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS certifications required
• PCCN or CCRN certification preferred
• CPI certification preferred
• Minimum 2 years of recent experience required
• Epic charting experience required
• Previous charge nurse experience preferred
• Teaching hospital experience preferred
• Experience with neurological, cardiac, respiratory, and renal patient populations
• Skilled in arterial line management, central and peripheral line care, and blood product administration
• Experience with cardiac monitoring, dysrhythmia interpretation and management, and telemetry monitoring
• Experience with non-invasive ventilation and airway management
• Experience with IV insulin protocols and titration
• 1 professional reference required

Additional Information

• Provide direct patient care to step down level patients including cardiac, neurological, and respiratory cases
• Participate in rapid response and code team activities as needed
• Free parking available on site
• No holiday RTO permitted for this assignment
• Maximum of 5 days RTO allowed
• Local radius restrictions waived for this 10-week assignment
• Flu vaccine required with no declinations accepted
• COVID vaccine and booster required, with religious or medical exemptions only
• Previous staff must have been separated from the facility for at least 2 years to be eligible as a traveler
• First-time travelers may be considered

American Traveler Job ID #P-781312. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36.0 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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