You'll give progressive and telemetry-level care to patients who need close monitoring. This role comes through American Traveler, a staffing partner, so ask which facility you would land in.
Posted Aug 9
Shift and hours
12-hour shifts · Nights, 7:00 PM to 7:00 AM Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs Night shift schedule from 7:00 PM to 7:00 AM36 hours a week
Unit and setting
Progressive Care Unit (PCU) · Hospital patients requiring close monitoringpatients who need close monitoring
License
RN license Active RN license (Standard or Compact) currently in handActive RN license, standard or compact, in hand
Term
13 weeks · starts Aug 31, 2026 · Travel
Do you qualify?
License
Active RN license, standard or compact, in handActive RN license (Standard or Compact) currently in handCheck your license
Certification
Current BLS (AHA or ARC)Current BLS certification (AHA or ARC accepted)
Assignment Overview Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs Hours: 36 hrs/wk Start Date: Aug 31, 2026 Length: 13 weeks Openings: 1 American Traveler is hiring a Travel RN for a Progressive Care Unit position requiring 2 years of experience and NIH Stroke Certification.
Details
Work in the Progressive Care Unit (PCU) of a hospital setting
13-week travel assignment scheduled for 36 hours per week
Night shift schedule from 7:00 PM to 7:00 AM
Requirements
Active RN license (Standard or Compact) currently in hand
Current BLS certification (AHA or ARC accepted)
NIH Stroke Certification required
2 years of recent RN experience required
No gaps in work history equaling 90 days or more in the past 12 months
US SSN and DOB required for consideration
Additional Information
Provide progressive/telemetry level nursing care to patients requiring close monitoring
Must reside outside a 50-mile radius of the facility to be eligible for this position
Neighborhoods+In-town, locals repeatedly like the pocket south of Tautphaus Park. East-side Rose Nielsen (also spelled Rose Nielson) runs from 17th Street south to Sunnyside: well-kept midcentury houses that get larger and pricier toward the south, with shopping and health-care services immediately east—useful if you work clinical shifts. West-side The Village is a more modest in-city option; Ammon’s Comore Loma (Skidmore Development) sits on 1.5- to 7-acre foothill lots with views and a higher ceiling. St. Clair Estates is named among family subdivisions that move fast. Many buyers also look at Rigby, Rexburg, and Blackfoot for cheaper houses and more space between neighbors; Idaho Falls itself has few truly wind-free pockets.
In-town, locals repeatedly like the pocket south of Tautphaus Park. East-side Rose Nielsen (also spelled Rose Nielson) runs from 17th Street south to Sunnyside: well-kept midcentury houses that get larger and pricier toward the south, with shopping and health-care services immediately east—useful if you work clinical shifts.
West-side The Village is a more modest in-city option; Ammon’s Comore Loma (Skidmore Development) sits on 1.5- to 7-acre foothill lots with views and a higher ceiling. St. Clair Estates is named among family subdivisions that move fast.
Many buyers also look at Rigby, Rexburg, and Blackfoot for cheaper houses and more space between neighbors; Idaho Falls itself has few truly wind-free pockets.
Getting around+Typical one-way commute is about 13.23 minutes, with little traffic on the interstate and most highways. With a car, most of town is 5–10 minutes away; a vehicle is strongly recommended, though Lyft, Uber, and electric scooters exist. Restaurants and shops cluster on the east side of the Snake River and are more walkable there. Rose Nielsen’s east edge is described as next to health-care services, but these sources do not name hospital campuses, parking rules, or fixed-route transit lines.
Typical one-way commute is about 13.23 minutes, with little traffic on the interstate and most highways. With a car, most of town is 5–10 minutes away; a vehicle is strongly recommended, though Lyft, Uber, and electric scooters exist.
Restaurants and shops cluster on the east side of the Snake River and are more walkable there. Rose Nielsen’s east edge is described as next to health-care services, but these sources do not name hospital campuses, parking rules, or fixed-route transit lines.
Outdoors+The Snake River runs through downtown with man-made urban falls; the paved Greenbelt/River Walk flanks both banks and links city parks for walking, jogging, and biking. Tautphaus Park and the Idaho Falls Zoo are in-town anchors. Nearby: Heise Hot Springs (hot pools, summer swim, Heise Hills Golf Course, zipline, campground), Kelly Canyon Ski Resort (ski/snowboard in winter; hike and mountain bike in warmer months), and Cress Creek Nature Trail by Ririe. Day-trip range includes Mesa Falls, Island Park, Driggs/Victor and the Tetons, Yellowstone, and Craters of the Moon. Year-round life is fishing, cycling, snowshoeing, sledding, and skating.
The Snake River runs through downtown with man-made urban falls; the paved Greenbelt/River Walk flanks both banks and links city parks for walking, jogging, and biking. Tautphaus Park and the Idaho Falls Zoo are in-town anchors.
Nearby: Heise Hot Springs (hot pools, summer swim, Heise Hills Golf Course, zipline, campground), Kelly Canyon Ski Resort (ski/snowboard in winter; hike and mountain bike in warmer months), and Cress Creek Nature Trail by Ririe. Day-trip range includes Mesa Falls, Island Park, Driggs/Victor and the Tetons, Yellowstone, and Craters of the Moon.
Year-round life is fishing, cycling, snowshoeing, sledding, and skating.
Idaho Falls sits on the Snake River as a compact hub of about 68,000–72,000 people (metro ~150,000) that still drives like a large town: typical commutes around 13 minutes, light highway traffic, and a car-first layout with restaurants clustered on the east bank. Its distinction is the urban waterfall and Greenbelt plus being the workaday gateway to Yellowstone, the Tetons, Heise Hot Springs, Kelly Canyon, and Craters of the Moon, with Idaho National Laboratory anchoring the regional economy. Median homes run roughly the mid-$370,000s to low-$390,000s and rents near $1,000; living costs are about 6% below the U.S. average, while Rigby, Rexburg, and Blackfoot offer more lot space for less. Families lean on Districts 91 and 93 and Tautphaus Park. Tradeoffs are real: windy, brutal winters with about 36 inches of snow, a conservative and sometimes judgmental culture that can jolt coastal movers, and a modest food scene (Lucy’s Pizza, Snake Bite, The Drawbridge) rather than urban nightlife. Summers and four-season outdoor access are why people stay.
