Cardiac Stepdown Travel Registered Nurse (RN) – 13-Week Contract in Peoria, Illinois

Cardiac Stepdown Travel RN opportunity in Peoria, Illinois offering $2,130-$2,250 weekly, 36 guaranteed hours, and 12-hour night shifts. Bring your progressive care and critical care nursing expertise to a dynamic 21-bed acute care stepdown unit caring for medically complex cardiac, neurological, surgical, trauma, and medical patients.

This on-site Illinois travel nursing assignment offers the opportunity to work with an experienced interdisciplinary team while enjoying Peoria’s welcoming central Illinois community along the Illinois River, scenic riverfront surroundings, cultural attractions, and convenient access to outdoor recreation.

Travel Nursing Job Details

• Weekly Estimated Pay: $2,130-$2,250
• Job Title: Cardiac Stepdown Travel Registered Nurse (RN)
• Specialty: Cardiac stepdown, progressive care, and intermediate care nursing
• Healthcare Setting: Acute care, 21-bed stepdown unit
• Location: Peoria, Illinois
• Start Date: October 26, 2026
• Assignment Duration: 13 weeks, through January 25, 2027
• Schedule: 12-hour night shifts, 7:00 p.m.-7:30 a.m., scheduled according to unit needs
• Guaranteed Hours: 36 hours per week
• Patient Ratio: Approximately 3 patients to 1 nurse
• Weekend Rotation: Every other weekend
• Holiday Rotation: Every other holiday, including the companion day for major holidays
• Electronic Medical Record: EPIC
• Floating: Travel nurses may float first to the ICU, another stepdown unit, or general medicine based on experience and patient-care needs

Cardiac Stepdown Travel RN Requirements

• Active Illinois Registered Nurse (RN) license, or confirmation that the Illinois RN license application process has been initiated
• At least 1 year of recent ICU, intermediate care, progressive care, or stepdown nursing experience
• Experience caring for patients with a 2:1 or 3:1 nurse-to-patient ratio; progressive care or telemetry experience alone is not sufficient
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association (AHA)
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification recommended
• Demonstrated tracheostomy and mechanical ventilator experience
• Experience with cardiac monitoring and titratable medication infusions
• Ability to provide safe, independent nursing care for medically complex cardiac, medical, neurological, surgical, and trauma patients
• Ability to work 12-hour night shifts, rotating weekends, and assigned holidays

Travel RN Responsibilities

• Deliver comprehensive nursing care to stepdown patients with complex medical, cardiac, neurological, surgical, and trauma conditions
• Care for patients requiring tracheostomies, mechanical ventilation, BiPAP, CPAP, chest tubes, feeding tubes, central lines, PICC lines, and arterial lines
• Monitor patients using bedside Philips monitors, interpret clinical findings, and confirm telemetry information in collaboration with telemetry technicians
• Safely administer and titrate infusions such as Cardene, Cardizem, amiodarone, dobutamine, heparin, and low-dose or infrequently adjusted vasopressors according to orders and protocol
• Recognize changes in patient condition and promptly communicate critical findings to providers and the interdisciplinary care team
• Perform focused and comprehensive nursing assessments, develop individualized care plans, and evaluate patient progress
• Collaborate with patient care technicians, charge nurses, physicians, respiratory therapists, and other healthcare team members
• Document assessments, interventions, medication administration, and outcomes accurately in EPIC
• Support safe patient transitions, patient education, discharge planning, and continuity of care
• Float to an appropriate level-of-care assignment as needed while maintaining patient safety and scope of practice

Apply now for this cardiac stepdown travel nursing job in Peoria, Illinois, and bring your progressive care expertise to this rewarding 13-week RN contract.

Benefits

401K with Matching, Healthcare, Dental and Vision

Equal Opportunity

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity across our organization. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.