Stepdown Cardiac RN
Arlington, VA
American Traveler
3x12 hrs, Days

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Days, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Nov 23, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 2

Description

American Traveler is hiring a Cardiac Stepdown RN with VA or compact license and strong experience managing chest tubes and dysrhythmias for a 13-week travel assignment.

Details

• Cardiovascular stepdown/telemetry unit caring for cardiac surgery patients post-ICU
• Patient ratio of 1:4
• Day shift schedule, 3x12 hours (7:00-19:00)
• Every other weekend required
• Epic EMR required, with class type (accelerated or 2-day) based on prior Epic experience
• On-call required only in select areas (OT, IR, Cath Lab), must be within 30 miles/30 minutes of campus
• Floating required in rotation with client staff per facility policy and Joint Commission standards

Requirements

• Active VA or compact RN license required in hand at time of consideration
• BLS and ACLS certifications required
• Minimum 2 years of RN experience required
• Experience managing chest tubes (Emerson/PleurEvac) and dysrhythmias required
• Experience with CVSD patients and telemetry monitoring required
• Community hospital experience required
• Trauma Level II experience required; Trauma Level I and teaching hospital experience preferred
• Skilled in cardiac monitoring, including interpretation and management of dysrhythmias and remote/unit telemetry
• Experience managing cardiac and vasoactive drips (titration preferred)
• Skilled in IV therapy, central/peripheral line care, PICC line management, and phlebotomy
• Experience with respiratory care including BiPAP/CPAP, ventilated patients, tracheostomy care, and ABG interpretation
• Experience with post cardiac catheterization/angiogram and pre/post cardiac surgery care
• Charge nurse experience preferred

Additional Information

• Provide stepdown-level cardiac care to post-surgical and telemetry patients
• Facility is smoke and nicotine free
• Flu vaccine required during flu season (Oct 1 - Mar 31), with exemption requests subject to compliance review
• COVID vaccination or qualified exemption required for consideration
• Up to 7 hours of non-billable training modules required during orientation
• RTO requests should be minimal and included at time of submission, with approval at manager's discretion and expectation to work some holidays
• Previous VHC staff members must wait one year before returning as a traveler
• First-time travelers are not preferred for this assignment