Stepdown Registered Nurse
Bloomington, IL
American Traveler
3x12 hrs, Nights

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Aug 3, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced RN for an Intermediate Care/Stepdown position requiring telemetry reading skills and comfort with chest tube management.

Details

• Acute care Stepdown/Intermediate Care unit with 32 private-room beds
• Cares for patients with a wide range of medical conditions including COPD, CHF, diabetes, sepsis, renal issues, DKA, alcohol withdrawal, overdose, pneumonia, and other respiratory, neuro, surgical, and cardiac conditions
• Manages patients on Bipap, Cpap, with trachs, chest tubes, NG tubes, PICC lines, and central lines, as well as post-ablation/cath lab and dialysis patients
• Nurse to patient ratio of 3-4 patients per nurse
• Uses EPIC EMR and Pyxis medication dispensing system
• 12-hour night shifts, three shifts per week with rotating nights, weekends, and holidays
• Included in holiday and weekend rotation schedule
• Travelers are first to float, potentially to ICU (with extensive ICU experience) or Gen Med floors, with assignment adjusted to the level of care required

Requirements

• Active IL RN license required
• Current certifications: BLS (AHA), ACLS (AHA), and NIHSS
• Minimum 2 years of experience required
• Must be able to accurately read telemetries
• Must be comfortable managing chest tubes
• EPIC EMR experience preferred

Additional Information

• Provide direct patient care across a broad range of medical, surgical, cardiac, and neuro conditions in an acute inpatient setting
• Orientation consists of one day with the education team and one day of floor orientation
• Scrubs of any color are acceptable for dress code
• Local candidates are accepted, with local rates available for those within a 50-mile radius of the facility
• COVID vaccination is not required for consideration