You'll work on 3 South, a cardiac medical intermediate (stepdown) unit in a hospital. This role comes through American Traveler, a staffing partner, so ask which facility you would land in.
Posted Oct 14
Shift and hours
12-hour day shifts · Days, 07:00 to 19:30 Shift: Days, 3x12hrs Day shift schedule from 07:00 to 19:3036 hours a week
Unit and setting
3 South Cardiac Medical Intermediate unit · Hospital Provide nursing care to cardiac medical intermediate/stepdown patientscardiac medical intermediate/stepdown patients
License
RN license Active MO or compact RN license required at time of considerationActive Missouri or compact RN license
Term
16 weeks · starts Oct 26, 2026 · Travel
Do you qualify?
License
Active Missouri or compact RN licenseActive MO or compact RN license required at time of considerationCheck your license
Experience
1 year of recent cardiac medical/stepdown nursing experienceMinimum 1 year of recent experience in cardiac medical/stepdown nursing required
Also asks
Valid U.S. Social Security Number
Also asks
No employment gaps of 90+ days in the past 12 monthsNo employment gaps of 90+ days within the past 12 months
Also asks
No certifications expiring in the first 30 days of assignment unless renewal documentation is providedNo certifications expiring within the first 30 days of assignment unless renewal documentation is provided
What it pays
Against similar roles
In range for Missouri travel rolesMissouri travel postings that state pay run $1,830/week to $2,700/week, the middle half $1,950/week to $2,390/week, across 80 postings.
Benefits
Housing perks
Tax advantage plan
Medical, dental and life insurance
Weekly payroll
Referral bonuses
Licensure reimbursement
Travel allowances
Continuing education
The role and schedule
Start
Starts Oct 26, 2026Start Date: Oct 26, 2026
Details
16-week assignmentLength: 16 weeks
Details
Up to 5 RTO days, which must be made up during the assignmentUp to 5 days of RTO allowed but must be made up during the assignment
Details
Local candidates within 50 miles may get a reduced bill rateLocal candidates accepted, though bill rate may be reduced for candidates living within 50 miles of the facility
Details
Local subcontractors capped at three consecutive 13-week contracts, then a 1-year separation or transfer outside the radiusSubcontractor staff living within 50 miles are limited to 3 consecutive 13-week contracts before requiring a 1-year separation or transfer to a facility outside the radius
American Traveler is hiring an RN for a Cardiac Medical Intermediate/Stepdown unit, requiring a MO or compact RN license and at least 1 year of recent specialty experience.
Details
Work in the 3 South Cardiac Medical Intermediate unit of a hospital setting
Day shift schedule from 07:00 to 19:30
16-week assignment length
Requirements
Active MO or compact RN license required at time of consideration
No certifications expiring within the first 30 days of assignment unless renewal documentation is provided
Minimum 1 year of recent experience in cardiac medical/stepdown nursing required
Valid U. S. Social Security Number required
No employment gaps of 90+ days within the past 12 months
Additional Information
Provide nursing care to cardiac medical intermediate/stepdown patients
Up to 5 days of RTO allowed but must be made up during the assignment
Local candidates accepted, though bill rate may be reduced for candidates living within 50 miles of the facility
Subcontractor staff living within 50 miles are limited to 3 consecutive 13-week contracts before requiring a 1-year separation or transfer to a facility outside the radius
Neighborhoods+Young professionals on local Reddit threads most often land in Tower Grove (including Tower Grove South), Shaw, Lafayette Square, Soulard, Benton Park, the Central West End, The Grove, Dogtown, and University City—walkable brick neighborhoods with restaurants and nightlife. The Central West End sits beside Forest Park with grand historic homes; Soulard and Lafayette Square are denser rowhouse districts. Families and a quieter suburban texture cluster in Kirkwood, Webster Groves, Olivette, and Niche’s 2026 metro #1, Brentwood (small-town feel, park paths, easy central commute), plus Ballwin and closer-in Affton. Extra Space’s 2026 safety-and-budget list also flags Boulevard Heights, Lindenwood Park, North Hampton, and Princeton Heights as lower-cost city options with a more residential, parks-and-bungalows feel.
Young professionals on local Reddit threads most often land in Tower Grove (including Tower Grove South), Shaw, Lafayette Square, Soulard, Benton Park, the Central West End, The Grove, Dogtown, and University City—walkable brick neighborhoods with restaurants and nightlife. The Central West End sits beside Forest Park with grand historic homes; Soulard and Lafayette Square are denser rowhouse districts.
Families and a quieter suburban texture cluster in Kirkwood, Webster Groves, Olivette, and Niche’s 2026 metro #1, Brentwood (small-town feel, park paths, easy central commute), plus Ballwin and closer-in Affton. Extra Space’s 2026 safety-and-budget list also flags Boulevard Heights, Lindenwood Park, North Hampton, and Princeton Heights as lower-cost city options with a more residential, parks-and-bungalows feel.
Getting around+These sources do not name hospital campuses, parking garages, or transit lines, so treat hospital-door details as something to verify on a site visit. What they do say: the region is generally easy to drive, with “wild drivers” as a recurring local complaint. Affton is about 20 minutes to downtown in good traffic; Ballwin about 30 minutes. Brentwood is described as central with a fairly easy commute and walkable park paths. Healthcare is listed among the metro’s popular industries, so many nurses will be on those same city–suburb road corridors rather than a documented rail commute.
These sources do not name hospital campuses, parking garages, or transit lines, so treat hospital-door details as something to verify on a site visit. What they do say: the region is generally easy to drive, with “wild drivers” as a recurring local complaint.
Affton is about 20 minutes to downtown in good traffic; Ballwin about 30 minutes. Brentwood is described as central with a fairly easy commute and walkable park paths.
Healthcare is listed among the metro’s popular industries, so many nurses will be on those same city–suburb road corridors rather than a documented rail commute.
Outdoors+Forest Park is the outdoor and civic heart: 1,300 acres, larger than Central Park, with room to walk, bike, and hit free museums and the zoo in one outing. Laumeier Sculpture Park is the most-named “hidden gem” sculpture-and-green-space destination; botanical gardens, public murals, and flourishing city parks show up in visitor roundups. Greenway projects are expanding trail-style commuting and recreation. The city sits at the Mississippi–Missouri confluence, so river identity is real even when daily life is more park-path than water. Walkable suburbs such as Brentwood sell park paths as part of the residential package. Seasonal outdoor life runs through those parks and trails rather than a single beach or mountain scene.
Forest Park is the outdoor and civic heart: 1,300 acres, larger than Central Park, with room to walk, bike, and hit free museums and the zoo in one outing. Laumeier Sculpture Park is the most-named “hidden gem” sculpture-and-green-space destination; botanical gardens, public murals, and flourishing city parks show up in visitor roundups.
Greenway projects are expanding trail-style commuting and recreation. The city sits at the Mississippi–Missouri confluence, so river identity is real even when daily life is more park-path than water.
Walkable suburbs such as Brentwood sell park paths as part of the residential package. Seasonal outdoor life runs through those parks and trails rather than a single beach or mountain scene.
St. Louis rewards nurses who treat it as a patchwork of towns, not one skyline. Young professionals cluster in the Central West End, The Grove, Shaw, Benton Park, Soulard, and University City; families look to Brentwood, Olivette, Kirkwood, Webster Groves, and Ballwin (Rockwood and Parkway schools). Downtown is roughly 20 minutes from Affton and 30 from Ballwin in good traffic. The costs are real: city crime and vacant stretches, a city–county social divide, tough summers, spring pollen and fall ragweed, aggressive drivers, and a yearly personal-property tax on cars. Choose the block first. Then The Hill’s toasted ravioli, Soulard Farmers Market, City Museum, CITYPARK soccer, and Laumeier Sculpture Park make the move feel larger than the paycheck.
