Pediatric Stepdown RN
Chicago, IL
American Traveler
3x12 hrs, Nights

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Sep 21, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced Pediatric Stepdown RN requiring an active IL RN license and hands-on vent/trach/G-tube care experience for a night shift assignment.

Details

• Pediatric stepdown unit within a children's hospital, a single 39-bed unit housing all specialties
• Patient population ranges from 2 weeks to 18 years old, with 50-60% requiring some form of technology dependence
• Night shift schedule (3x12 or 4x12) from 19:00-07:30
• Patient ratio of 1:3-4
• Required to work every other weekend
• No on-call responsibilities
• Floating within scope required to meet facility needs
• Block scheduling accommodated
• Uses Meditech charting system

Requirements

• Active IL RN license required in hand at time of consideration (compact licenses not accepted)
• Current BLS and PALS certifications
• Minimum 2 years of relevant nursing experience required
• Prior 1:4 patient ratio experience required
• Experience with ventilators, tracheostomy care, and gastric tube management required
• Meditech charting experience required
• Flu vaccine required, with medical and religious exemptions accepted
• Prior travel nursing experience required

Additional Information

• Provide acute care to chronically ill pediatric patients, including those with tracheostomies and chronic ventilator dependence
• Unit does not manage drip medications, surgical patients, or transitional patients
• Scrubs of any color accepted as long as neat and clean, with pediatric-themed scrubs encouraged
• Free parking available in shared lots adjacent to a public park
• Candidates who previously worked as permanent staff at this facility or its affiliated clinics will not be considered
• RTO must be approved and included in the contract prior to the start date, with no additions permitted after the contract begins
• Local candidates accepted at the same rate as travelers
• Candidates with a pending IL RN license may be considered
• First-time travelers are not accepted for this role