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Travel RN - Telemetry - Pediatric Stepdown
Columbus, Ohio
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Posted Sep 8
Staffing and support
The posting does not state the assignment size, and nothing published names it for this unit.
Do you qualify?
- License
- Active OH or Compact RN license in hand Check your license
- Certification
- Current BLS, ACLS, and PALS certifications
- Experience
- Minimum 2 years of pediatric cardiac stepdown experience required
- Experience
- Minimum 2 years of experience in a pediatric hospital required
- Experience
- Prior travel experience required
- Experience
- Experience with antiarrhythmics and IV vasopressors
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- Experience
- Experience with isolation precautions and PPE
- Also asks
- 2 professional references required at time of consideration, with at least one from a manager or supervisor
- Also asks
- Skilled in IV therapy, central line care, PICC line management, and TPN/lipids administration
- Also asks
- Proficient in pediatric dosage calculations
- Also asks
- Respiratory skills including BiPAP/CPAP management, ventilated patient care, chest tube management, and tracheostomy care
- Also asks
- Cardiovascular skills including dysrhythmia interpretation and management, and post cardiac catheterization care
- Also asks
- Skilled in gastric tube management and NG tube insertion
What's around it?
Living costs about 5% below the US average
- Median rent
- $1,295/mo
- Household income
- $66,082/yr, all local households, not nurse pay
- Staffing partner
- American Traveler
From Census ACS 2024.
About this role
Assignment Overview
- Shift: Rotating, 3x12hrs
- Hours: 36 hrs/wk
- Start Date: Oct 5, 2026
- Length: 13 weeks
- Openings: 2
American Traveler is hiring a Pediatric Stepdown RN with 2+ years of pediatric cardiac stepdown experience and an OH or Compact RN license in hand.
Details
- Work in the Pediatric Stepdown unit
- Pediatric patients with cardiac defects, both medical and surgical
- Care includes trach/vent management, high flow nasal cannula, post op cath and post CTICU care, inotropes, and heart and lung transplant patients
- Epic EMR experience required
- Day (3x12, 7:00-19:30) and Night (3x12, 19:00-7:00) shifts with rotation between day and night every 6 weeks
- Every other weekend required
- Floating to different units required based on assignment needs
Requirements
- Active OH or Compact RN license in hand
- Current BLS, ACLS, and PALS certifications
- Minimum 2 years of pediatric cardiac stepdown experience required
- Minimum 2 years of experience in a pediatric hospital required
- Prior travel experience required
- Skilled in IV therapy, central line care, PICC line management, and TPN/lipids administration
- Experience with antiarrhythmics and IV vasopressors
- Proficient in pediatric dosage calculations
- Respiratory skills including BiPAP/CPAP management, ventilated patient care, chest tube management, and tracheostomy care
- Cardiovascular skills including dysrhythmia interpretation and management, and post cardiac catheterization care
- Experience with isolation precautions and PPE
- Skilled in gastric tube management and NG tube insertion
- 2 professional references required at time of consideration, with at least one from a manager or supervisor
Application details and notices
Additional Information
- Provide specialized nursing care to pediatric cardiac patients in a stepdown setting
- Candidates who previously worked in a permanent role at this facility must have a 2-year gap before being eligible
- No local candidates allowed within a 60-mile radius
- First-time travelers are welcome to apply
Sourced from a public job board.
How this role fits you
About the employer
American Traveler
Staffing partner
On your path
Pediatrics is open from year one. Children's hospitals run their own new grad residencies.
Worth asking
The posting doesn’t answer these. Good ones to ask a recruiter or in the interview.
- Can you walk me through differentials?
- What should I expect for shifts, weekly hours, holiday, call, and rotation?
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load and staffing support handled day to day?