Travel Cardiac Step Down RN - $2,316 per week

American Traveler is seeking a travel nurse RN Cardiac Stepdown for a travel nursing job in Atlanta, Georgia.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Cardiac Stepdown
• 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 hiring an experienced RN for a high-acuity Cardiac Step Down position requiring strong telemetry interpretation skills and a passed dysrhythmia exam.

Details

• Work in a high-acuity, cardiac-focused Progressive Care Unit (PCU)
• Nurse-to-patient ratio typically 1:4 to 1:5
• High patient acuity with frequent admissions/discharges and significant procedural volume
• Common patient populations include 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
• No ventilator patients on this unit
• EPIC EMR experience required
• AM shift, 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM, 3x12-hour shifts per week (36 hours/week)
• No on-call responsibilities
• May float to similar cardiac/PCU units but not to Cardiac Monitor Tech roles

Requirements

• Active GA or Compact RN license required in hand
• 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
• Experience required with cardiac drips including insulin, Milrinone, Dobutamine, Amiodarone, Heparin, Lasix, and Nitroglycerin
• Must rate a "4" on all cardiac skills on the skills checklist
• Chest tube experience required
• Heart transplant and LVAD experience preferred, with training available if needed
• Full SSN and DOB required for consideration

Additional Information

• Provide direct nursing care for high-acuity cardiac step-down patients
• Must be comfortable managing frequent admissions, discharges, and high procedural volume
• Radius rule of 50 miles applies; local candidates are not eligible
• Former Emory or Houston perm staff must be separated for 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 it does, with only one holiday request allowed

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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