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: 10/26/2026
• Duration: 12 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, nights
• Employment Type: Travel

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Oct 26, 2026
• Length: 12 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced RN for a Step-Down/PCU night shift position requiring telemetry and cardiac drip management skills.

Details

• Dual unit setting covering both PCU/Stepdown and general floor sides
• PCU ratios of 2-3 patients per nurse, floor ratios typically 4, occasionally 5
• All nurses work across both sides of the unit
• Night shift schedule (3x12 hours, 19:00-7:30)
• Every other weekend required
• Floating within scope required to meet facility needs
• No on-call requirements
• No block scheduling accommodations available
• Uses EPIC charting system

Requirements

• Active MO or compact RN license required (pending license accepted)
• BLS and ACLS certifications required
• Minimum 2 years of RN experience required
• Experience interpreting and managing dysrhythmias required
• Telemetry monitoring experience required
• Experience managing and titrating cardiac drips required
• Chest tube management experience required
• EPIC EMR experience required

Additional Information

• Works in a Magnet-designated, Level I Trauma Center and teaching hospital
• Navy blue scrubs required
• No more than 7 days of RTO permitted per 13-week contract, with no RTO allowed during first week of orientation
• Local candidates not accepted
• Must reside at least 75 miles from the facility
• Permanent employees must wait 1 year before returning to any BJC facility as a traveler
• Standard travelers may stay for an 18-month period and must take a 3-month break after reaching that limit
• First-time travelers are welcome to apply

American Traveler Job ID #P-757631. 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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