Travel RN - Telemetry - Stepdown

• Shift: Days, 3x12hrs

• Hours: 36 hrs/wk

• Start Date: Sep 21, 2026

• Length: 13 weeks

• Openings: 1

American Traveler is hiring an RN for a Stepdown/IMC unit requiring 2 years of Stepdown/PCU experience and comfort with cardiac drips and monitoring.

• Acute care Stepdown/IMC unit with 30 beds

• Nurse to patient ratio of 1:4-6 depending on acuity

• Patient population includes cardiac patients, post-pneumonia, post-cath lab, seizures, ETOH/CIWA protocol patients, and pacemaker patients

• Cerner EMR used for charting

• RNs required to titrate drips including cardizem, amio, nitro, heparin, dopamine, dobutamine, and angiomax

• 12-hour day shifts, 7a-7p, with every other weekend required

• May be asked to participate in holiday rotation

• No call or standby requirement

• Travelers may float to any inpatient unit and are first in line to float

• Charge nurse present each shift; day shift charge typically does not take a patient assignment while night shift charge takes a lighter assignment

• Nurse aides/PCTs support the unit with ADLs, vitals, bathing, toileting, feeding, repositioning, call lights, and blood sugars

• RT staff assigned to unit 24/7 to administer breathing treatments and manage BiPAP, AIRVO, and trach equipment; RNs expected to troubleshoot as needed

• Monitor tech available 24/7; RNs expected to read and interpret telemetry, print strips, and identify rhythms

• Primary attending on-call at night with nocturnist available hospital-wide overnight

• Active WV or compact RN license required

• BLS and ACLS certification required

• Minimum 2 years of Stepdown/PCU experience required

• Must be comfortable with cardiac monitoring and cardiac drips

• Comfortable performing telemetry strip interpretation and measurements

• Driver's license copy required for consideration