Travel Telemetry Stepdown RN - $2,219 per week

American Traveler is seeking a travel nurse RN PCU - Progressive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in San Luis Obispo, California.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: PCU - Progressive Care Unit
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 11/09/2026
• 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: Nov 9, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an RN for a Telemetry Stepdown Unit position requiring ACLS certification and Epic EMR experience.

Details

• Step Down Unit (SDU/PCU/SCU) within an acute care hospital that includes a Level III NICU and county-designated trauma center
• Provides nursing care to patients requiring telemetry monitoring and cardiac stepdown level care
• Manages patients post coronary intervention, permanent pacemaker placement, AICD placement, and acute coronary syndromes
• Uses Epic EMR
• Day shift schedule from 0700 to 1930
• Floating to Med-Surg required as needed

Requirements

• Active CA RN license required
• Current BLS and ACLS certification from an approved vendor required
• NIHSS certification required within 6 months of hire
• Associate Degree in Nursing required; Bachelor's Degree preferred
• 6 months of cardiac stepdown or telemetry experience within the last 2 years preferred
• Basic Dysrhythmia Course completion preferred
• Critical Care Course completion preferred
• Epic EMR experience required
• No candidates with a prior hit on license will be considered

Additional Information

• Accurately interprets ECG rhythm and manages patient care during life-threatening emergencies
• Supervises and delegates care responsibilities to ancillary personnel within their scope of practice
• Verifies alarm settings with Monitor Technician per policy and demonstrates knowledge of lead functions and placement
• Demonstrates knowledge and skills in managing patients post femoral sheath removal using a Femostop device
• Competent in medication administration, IV therapy including blood products, and care of indwelling catheters and drains
• Position is represented by CNA (California Nurses Association)
• Candidates with more than 5 days of requested RTO will be automatically declined
• Local candidates accepted at the same rate as travel candidates with no radius restriction
• Travelers may only be submitted to one hospital within the Adventist Health system at a time

American Traveler Job ID #P-774198. 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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