Travel Cardiac Step Down/PCU RN - $2,398 per week

American Traveler is seeking a travel nurse RN Cardiac PCU - Progressive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in Atlanta, Georgia.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Cardiac PCU - Progressive Care Unit
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 10/19/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, nights
• Employment Type: Travel

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Oct 19, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is seeking an experienced RN for a high-acuity cardiac Step Down/PCU unit, requiring a strong cardiac background and independent telemetry interpretation skills.

Details

• Heart Vascular Moderate Care (Step Down/PCU) unit in a hospital setting
• High-acuity, heavily cardiac-focused patient population including heart failure, A-Fib, A-Flutter, SVT, VTach, VFib, FVO, chest pain, HTN, heart transplant, congenital heart disease, and LVAD patients
• Common procedures include right and left heart catheterizations, TR band management, sheath removal/management, stent placement, valve replacement, STEMI/NSTEMI care, pacemakers, ICDs, cardioversions, ablations, and groin site management
• Nurse-to-patient ratio typically 1:4 to 1:5 with frequent admissions/discharges and significant procedural volume
• No ventilator patients on this unit
• Night shift schedule, 3x12-hour shifts totaling 36 hours per week
• No on-call requirements
• EPIC EMR experience required
• Floating to similar cardiac/PCU units may be required, but not into Cardiac Monitor Tech roles

Requirements

• Active GA or Compact RN license required in hand
• BLS certification required
• Minimum 18 months of recent cardiac unit experience required
• Must independently interpret cardiac rhythms and pass a proctored, paper-based Dysrhythmia Exam using calipers on the first attempt, with no tech assistance or remediation opportunities
• Required experience with cardiac drips including insulin, milrinone, dobutamine, amiodarone, heparin, lasix, and nitroglycerin
• Chest tube experience required
• Must rate a 4 on all cardiac skills on the skills checklist
• Heart transplant and LVAD experience preferred, with training available if needed
• Full SSN and DOB required for consideration

Additional Information

• Provide direct patient care for high-acuity cardiac and vascular patients including frequent procedural support
• Navy blue scrubs required
• Must reside outside a 50-mile radius of the facility; local candidates are not accepted
• Former Emory or Houston perm staff must be separated for at least 1 year before returning to the health system, or 18 months if returning to the same facility
• RTO is limited to a maximum of 5 days if not falling on or near a holiday, or 3 days if falling on or near a holiday, with only one holiday request allowed

American Traveler Job ID #P-759109. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36.0 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: Travel RN - Telemetry - Stepdown

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