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Shift: Days, 3x12hrs
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Hours: 36 hrs/wk
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Start Date: Aug 3, 2026
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Length: 13 weeks
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Openings: 1
American Traveler is hiring an experienced RN for a Stepdown Care Unit position requiring ICU/Intermediate nursing experience with trach and vent skills.
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Work in the Stepdown Care Unit of an acute care hospital setting
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Unit has 20 beds, including 8 private and 12 semi-private rooms
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Nurse to patient ratio of 3 to 1
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Care for patients with COPD, CHF, DM, sepsis, renal issues, DKA, alcohol withdrawal, overdoses, pneumonia, and other respiratory conditions, plus some neuro/surgical/cardiac cases
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Manage patients on Bipap, Cpap, face mask ventilators, trachs, and vented trach patients
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Manage chest tubes, G tubes, NG tubes, PICC lines, and central lines
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Titrate drips including Cardene, Cardizem, Amio, Dobutamine, Heparin, and low-dose or infrequent Vasopressors
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Uses Epic EMR
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12-hour day shifts, 7am-7pm
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Every other weekend required (day shift works Sat/Sun)
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Every other holiday rotation, including working the companion day of major holidays
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No call or standby requirements
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Floating required, with priority given to travel RNs based on ICU experience
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All patients on bedside Phillips monitors; tele techs interpret strips with RN confirmation
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Charge nurse and house supervisor coverage available 24/7
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2 PCTs per shift supporting patient care
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Any scrub color permitted
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Active IL RN license required
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Current BLS (AHA) certification required; ACLS recommended
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Minimum 1 year of RN experience required
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ICU or Intermediate/Stepdown experience with a 3:1 or 2:1 nurse-to-patient ratio required
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Progressive care or telemetry-only experience is not sufficient
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Trach and vent experience required due to frequent trach/vented patients on the unit
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BSN not required for this position
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Provide direct nursing care including drip titration, ventilator/trach management, and monitoring of complex medical patients
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Travel RNs are first to float and may be assigned to ICU, other Stepdown units, or Gen Med based on patient acuity and staffing needs
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Unit orientation includes 1 day for Epic training, 1 day with the unit educator, and 1 day on the floor with an RN
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Local candidates within 50 miles of the facility are eligible for a local pay rate
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COVID vaccination is not required for this position
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First-time travelers are welcome to apply
