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, days
• Employment Type: Travel

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Days, 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 Cardiac Step Down / PCU position requiring a strong cardiac background and telemetry interpretation skills.

Details

• High-acuity, cardiac-focused PCU unit at a hospital
• Nurse-to-patient ratio of 1:4 to 1:5
• 3x12-hour AM shifts (7:00 AM - 7:00 PM), 36 hours per week
• No on-call requirements
• No ventilator patients on this unit
• Common patient populations include heart failure, A-Fib, A-Flutter, SVT, VTach, VFib, FVO, chest pain, HTN, congenital heart disease, heart transplant, 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
• Floating to similar cardiac/PCU units may be required, but not to the Cardiac Monitor Tech role
• Uses Epic EMR

Requirements

• Active GA or Compact RN license required
• BLS certification required
• Minimum 18 months of recent cardiac unit experience
• Must be able to independently interpret cardiac rhythms and pass a proctored, paper-based Dysrhythmia Exam using calipers on the first attempt with no tech assistance
• Experience required 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 nursing care to high-acuity cardiac patients with frequent admissions, discharges, and procedural volume
• Candidates must live outside a 50-mile radius of the facility; local candidates are not accepted
• Former employees of this health system must be separated for 1 year before returning, 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 it does, with only one holiday request allowed
• First-time travelers are welcome to apply

American Traveler Job ID #P-755553. 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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