Travel Nurse RN - Stepdown - $2,298 per week

About the Role

Malone Healthcare - Nursing is seeking a travel nurse RN Stepdown for a travel nursing job in Wheeling, West Virginia.

Contract Details

• Specialty: Registered Nurse – Cardiovascular Stepdown (CVSD)
• Start Date: 08/25/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• Hours: 36 hours per week, 12-hour shifts
• Shift: Nights or rotating (6:45 AM/PM – 7:15 PM/AM)

Requirements

• Active RN License
• BLS & ACLS required
• Experience with epicardial pacing and chest tubes
• Must be comfortable titrating cardiac drips
• 50-mile local radius rule applies
• Unexpired driver's license must be included with submission
• Any licensing/background issues must be disclosed at the time of submission
• No artificial nails (dress code requirement)

Unit Details

• 22-bed Cardiovascular Stepdown Unit
• Nurse-to-patient ratio: 1:4–6
• Self-scheduling available through a scheduling committee
• Block scheduling may be considered based on unit needs

Patient Population

• Bradycardia
• Atrial Fibrillation (A-fib)
• Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT)
• Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)
• Coronary Artery Disease (CAD)
• NSTEMI
• Peripheral Vascular Disease (PVD)
• Pulmonary Embolism (PE)
• CVA/TIA
• Post-op CABG (Day 1)
• TAVR
• Post-op VATS, Lobectomy, Wedge Resection
• Chest Tube and Tracheotomy patients

Clinical Skills

• Titrate: Cardizem, Amiodarone, Procainamide, Dopamine, Dobutamine, Heparin, Insulin (occasionally)
• Chest tube management
• Epicardial pacing
• Telemetry monitoring (monitor technicians interpret rhythms)
• No ventilator patients

Unit Support

• Charge nurse with patient assignment
• Nursing supervisor available 24/7
• RT available hospital-wide 24/7
• IV Therapy Team performs all IV starts
• Nurse aides available (approximately 1:15 ratio)

Schedule & Orientation

• Nights only or rotating days/nights
• Every other weekend
• Holiday rotation required
• No call required
• Travelers are first to float
• One 12-hour orientation shift with a preceptor

Benefits

• Weekly pay
• Holiday Pay
• Guaranteed Hours
• Continuing Education
• 401k retirement plan
• Pet insurance
• Referral bonus
• Medical benefits
• Dental benefits
• Vision benefits
• License and certification reimbursement
• Life insurance