Respiratory Step-Down RN
New Britain, CT
American Traveler
5x8 hrs, Evenings

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Evenings, 5x8hrs
• Hours: 40 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Nov 16, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an RN for a Respiratory Step-Down Unit in a long-term acute care setting, requiring 1-2 years of experience and a CT or compact RN license.

Details

• Work in a Respiratory Step-Down Unit within a long-term acute care hospital
• Respiratory-focused, ventilator-dependent patient population in a medical (non-traditional Med/Surg) environment
• Unit ratios of 1:9 for day/evening shifts and 1:12 for nights
• 38-bed Step-Down Unit
• Float required to similar chronic care units including RCU, RCU2, SDU, and TRU, with travelers floating first
• May split shifts between two units (e.g., 4 hours on one, 8 hours on another)
• 8-hour evening shifts, 40 hours per week, 3:00 PM - 11:30 PM
• Every other weekend required
• 13-week assignment

Requirements

• Active CT or compact RN license required
• BLS certification required; ACLS preferred
• 1-2 years of RN experience required
• Experience with respiratory/ventilator-dependent patients strongly preferred
• Prior travel nursing experience preferred
• Skilled in IV starts, drip and medication titration, blood administration, EKGs, glucose monitoring, wound vac changes, wound dressings and measurements, trach care, suctioning, straight cath, foley care, port access, and central line dressing changes

Additional Information

• Nurses are not responsible for ventilator management, as this is handled by respiratory therapists
• Local candidates accepted
• Local rate radius set at 50 miles