Travel RN - Telemetry - Stepdown

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Mar 9, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring a travel RN for a Surgical IMCU/Stepdown position in Boston, MA requiring Level 1 Trauma Center experience and prior travel assignments.

Details

• Surgical Intermediate Care Unit (IMCU)/Stepdown setting within a Level 1 Trauma Center academic hospital
• Patient population includes post-operative patients transferred from PACU or SICU, including cardiothoracic surgery, vascular, neurosurgery, trauma, and transplant cases
• 38-bed unit with patient ratios of 1:3 to 1:4, or up to 1:4-5 when covering med-surg floor patients
• Automated medication dispensing systems in use
• Independent telemetry rhythm strip reading and interpretation required
• FLEX 12-hour shifts, 36 hours per week, day/night rotation
• Every other weekend (EOW) and every other holiday (EOH) required

Requirements

• Active Massachusetts (MA) RN license required
• Active BLS certification required
• Minimum 2+ years of recent acute care experience
• Surgical stepdown or IMCU/stepdown experience at a Level 1 Trauma Center required
• Level 1 Trauma hospital setting experience required
• More than one prior travel assignment required
• Ability to independently read and interpret telemetry rhythm strips
• Two professional references required — at least one must be from a manager-level or above (not a supervisor), including a performance evaluation; one must be within 12 months, the other within 3 years

Additional Information

• Tertiary facility experience is preferred
• Telemetry test and Critical Care Med test administered on Day 1
• Candidates must pass the Relias Advanced Dysrhythmia Test (A or B) — the test may only be taken twice
• Local candidates are accepted at the standard travel rate for this position
• References cannot be provided by another traveler; one reference preferably from a most recent travel or temporary assignment