Description

American Traveler is seeking an experienced RN for a 13-week Intermediate Care (Stepdown) travel assignment requiring telemetry reading skills, ACLS certification, and availability for rotating nights, weekends, and holidays.

Details

• Inpatient acute stepdown/intermediate care unit in a hospital setting
• 32-bed unit with all private rooms, nurse-to-patient ratio of 3–4 patients per nurse
• Diverse patient population including COPD, CHF, diabetes, sepsis, renal conditions, DKA, alcohol withdrawal, overdoses, pneumonia, and neuro/surgical/cardiac patients
• Procedures and equipment include BiPAP, CPAP, trach care, chest tubes, NG tubes, PICC lines, central lines, ablation/cath lab patients, and dialysis
• Charting via Epic EMR; Pyxis medication dispensing system used on unit
• 12-hour night shifts, three shifts per week, with rotating weekends and holidays
• Travelers are first to float; may float to ICU (with extensive ICU experience) or general med floors — ICU ratio is 2:1, general med is 5–6:1

Requirements

• Active IL RN license required; must be active at time of consideration — pending licenses not accepted
• Current BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS certifications required; all must be active at time of consideration
• Minimum 2 years of RN experience required
• Must be proficient in reading telemetry
• Must be comfortable with chest tube management
• BSN not required

Additional Information

• Orientation consists of one day with the education team and one day of floor orientation (approximately 2 days / 24 hours total)
• Scrubs required; any color is acceptable
• Two references required for consideration: one supervisor from within the last 12 months and one peer or supervisor from within the last 3 years, both including dates of employment and eligibility for rehire
• COVID vaccination is not required for this position
• Local candidates are welcome to apply; candidates with a permanent address within 50 miles of the facility may be eligible for local pay rates
• First-time travelers are not explicitly addressed — contact your recruiter for eligibility details