Stepdown RN
Fort Lauderdale, FL
American Traveler
3x12 hrs, Nights

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Sep 29, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring a Stepdown RN for a night shift position requiring recent Stepdown/ICU-level experience and an active FL or compact RN license.

Details

• 29-bed Stepdown Unit functioning like an IMCU, caring for both telemetry and stepdown patients
• Night shift, 3x12 hours (19:00-7:30)
• Nurse to patient ratio of 1:3
• Every other weekend required
• Holiday coverage as needed
• Floating to other telemetry floors required as needed
• Epic EMR experience required

Requirements

• Active FL or compact RN license required
• BLS and ACLS certification via AHA required
• NIH Stroke Scale certification required
• Minimum 2 years recent Stepdown experience within the last 3 years required
• Experienced nurses must have 2 years minimum experience plus an 80-hour critical care course, OR 5 years acute care ICU experience
• Degree must be from an accredited school or an institution approved by FBON, with 2 years of consecutive recent acute care experience within the past 24 months in a US hospital
• Skills required: airway management, dysrhythmia management, central line management, IV drips, isolation precautions, ABG interpretation, and management of multisystem organ dysfunction/failure
• Must pass Florida AHCA Level 2 background screening, including fingerprint-based state and federal criminal history checks and abuse registry review
• Proof of vaccination status required, with no declinations accepted
• Must pass a basic arrhythmia/EKG assessment

Additional Information

• Care for total care patients in a high-acuity unit similar to an ICU setting, minus ventilator management
• Smoke-free facility
• If a 100% score is not achieved on the lethal rhythms/basic arrhythmia exam, a retake must be passed within 24 hours with an overall Angoff score of 83% or greater, 100% in the lethal rhythm section, and 83% in all other sections
• Study guide and orientation materials provided by the facility to help prepare for the arrhythmia assessment
• Local candidates considered within a 60-mile radius, at a reduced local pay rate