Travel Stepdown RN - $2,395 per week

American Traveler is seeking a travel nurse RN Stepdown for a travel nursing job in San Francisco, California.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Stepdown
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 12/08/2026
• 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: Dec 8, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced RN - Telemetry Float for a teaching hospital setting requiring at least 2.5 years of TCU/Stepdown/PCU experience and a CA RN license.

Details

• Telemetry Float position requiring flexibility to float to other units and facilities
• Day shift schedule, 3x12-hour shifts from 7:00 AM to 7:30 PM
• Patient ratio of 1:4
• May be assigned to assist with ED boarded patients or PACU boarded patients
• Epic EMR experience required
• Floating to different departments, units, or facilities within a 75+ mile radius may be required at any time during the assignment

Requirements

• Active CA RN license required at time of submission
• BSN required
• Current BLS and ACLS certifications required
• Minimum 2.5 years of recent, consistent TCU/Stepdown/PCU experience required as home unit (float experience alone does not qualify)
• Teaching hospital experience required and must be noted in employment history
• Prior travel RN experience required
• 1 year of charge RN experience preferred
• NIHSS certification preferred
• Experience caring for acute care patients recovering from procedures such as biopsies preferred
• Skills required include IV therapy/phlebotomy, port access/management, blood product administration, cardiac monitoring, dysrhythmia interpretation and management, wound care/wound vac, and non-invasive airway management
• 2 professional references from most recent employer required for consideration

Additional Information

• Provide telemetry-level nursing care within a teaching hospital environment
• Local candidates accepted at the same pay rate as travelers
• First-time travelers will not be considered for this position
• Any previous employment with University of California medical facilities or their acquired facilities must be disclosed in employment history for rehire eligibility review
• All requested time off must be disclosed at time of consideration and approved by the manager; no time off is permitted during the first two weeks of the assignment, and no additional requests will be accepted mid-contract
• Travel pairs are allowed but generally will not be placed on the same unit, and married couples may not work on the same unit

American Traveler Job ID #P-770061. 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

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