Travel Step Down RN - $2,246 per week

American Traveler is seeking a travel nurse RN PCU - Progressive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in St. Louis, Missouri.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: PCU - Progressive Care Unit
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 09/08/2026
• 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: Sep 8, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced RN for a Step Down unit position requiring 2+ years of high-acuity/ICU experience and recent vasopressor titration skills.

Details

• Work in the Step Down unit of an acute care hospital
• Patient ratio of 1:4
• Day shift schedule (3x12 hours, 7:00 AM-7:30 PM)
• 36 guaranteed hours per week
• Every other weekend required (Saturday and Sunday for day shift)
• No on-call responsibilities
• Float to lower acuity floors within scope as needed
• Uses Epic charting system

Requirements

• Active RN license (MO or compact, cannot be tied to another compact state)
• Current certifications: ACLS, BLS, and NIHSS
• Minimum 2 years of RN experience required
• Must have been at the bedside within the last 6 months
• ICU experience or high-acuity step down experience required
• Recent travel experience within the last 6 months required
• Skilled in titration of vasopressors, sedation medication, and insulin drips
• Experience with trach vents, arterial lines, external pacemakers, and chest tubes required
• Trauma Level II hospital experience required
• Epic charting experience preferred
• Must reside outside a 75-mile radius of the facility

Additional Information

• Provide advanced nursing care to high-acuity step down patients including cardiac, neurological, and respiratory management
• Manage patients with complex conditions such as CVA, traumatic brain injury, seizure disorders, and renal failure
• Perform cardiac monitoring, dysrhythmia interpretation and management, and coordinate with rapid response/code teams
• Navy scrub color required
• No parking costs at this facility
• First-time travelers are not accepted for this position
• Permanent employees must wait 1 year before returning to any BJC facility as a traveler
• Standard travelers may work up to an 18-month period, requiring a 3-month break in service afterward
• Maximum of 7 days RTO per 13-week contract, with no RTO permitted during the first week of the assignment
• Facial hair must accommodate proper fit testing or must be shaved for compliance

American Traveler Job ID #P-739511. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36 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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