Travel Stepdown RN - $2,042 per week

American Traveler is seeking a travel nurse RN Stepdown for a travel nursing job in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Stepdown
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 12/15/2026
• 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: Dec 15, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 2

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced RN for a Stepdown unit position requiring recent critical care skills and a FL or compact RN license.

Details

• 29-bed Stepdown Unit functioning similarly to an IMCU, caring for both telemetry and stepdown patients
• Night shift, 3x12 hours (19:00-7:30)
• Nurse-to-patient ratio of 1:3
• Every other weekend (EOW) rotation required
• Floating to other telemetry floors required as needed
• No block scheduling requests accepted
• Epic charting experience required; Cerner experience preferred

Requirements

• Active FL or Compact RN license required in hand
• Current ACLS and BLS certifications via AHA
• NIH Stroke Scale certification required
• Minimum 2 years recent Stepdown experience within the last 3 years required
• Minimum 2 years experience with an 80-hour critical care course, or 5 years acute care ICU experience
• Trauma Level I facility experience required
• Skills required: airway management, management of dysrhythmias, central line management, IV drips, isolation precautions, ABG interpretation, and management of patients with multisystem organ dysfunction/failure
• Nursing degree must be from an accredited school or FBON-approved institution
• 2 years of consecutive acute care experience within the past 24 months in a US hospital required
• Must pass basic arrhythmia assessment prior to starting first shift
• Successful completion of a Florida AHCA Level 2 background screening required, including fingerprint-based state and federal criminal history checks

Additional Information

• Provide care to total care patients in a high-acuity unit that functions similarly to an ICU setting without ventilator management
• Must work 23 major holidays, covering both eve and day shifts
• Smoke-free facility
• Local candidates accepted within a 60-mile radius at a lower bill rate
• Former permanent employees of the facility must be separated for at least 1 year before returning as a traveler
• Proof of vaccination status required with no declinations allowed
• Interview availability must be provided ahead of scheduling

American Traveler Job ID #P-778042. 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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