Travel Step Down Unit RN - $2,190 per week

About the role

Step Down Unit registered nurse (RN) position located in an acute care facility's intermediate care unit. The role involves delivering high-quality patient care for patients transitioning from intensive care, managing conditions such as arrhythmias, chest pain, and post-procedure care. This position requires working night shifts and participating in a flexible, self-scheduled rotation, with a focus on safety and clinical acuity.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality patient care for patients transitioning from intensive care
• Manage conditions including arrhythmias, chest pain, and post-procedure care
• Read and interpret electrocardiogram strips and use tele monitoring equipment
• Float into medical-surgical units as needed
• Participate in flexible, self-scheduled rotation with focus on safety and clinical acuity

Schedule

• 12-hour night shifts with minimum of 36 hours per week
• Rotating weekends; staff expected to work four weekend nights or days per schedule cycle
• Duration: 13 weeks
• Start Date: 09/21/2026

Required Qualifications

• Active License to Submit (willingness to wait for license processing)
• ACLS certification
• BLS certification
• NIHSS certification
• At least 2 years of clinical experience in a comparable setting

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working within a step-down or intermediate care environment
• Familiarity with critical care monitoring and titration of drips such as Amiodarone and Heparin
• Ability to read and interpret electrocardiogram strips and use tele monitoring equipment

Unit Information

• Patient ratio targeting 1:4, but often up to 1:6 or 1:7 in float scenarios
• Manages patients with diagnoses including chest pain, arrhythmias, and post-procedure status
• Support from in-house hospitalist, intensivist, respiratory therapy, pharmacy, and IV teams available 24/7
• Training includes orientation with preceptors
• Staff may be required to float into medical-surgical units as needed

Benefits

• Private housing or generous housing allowance
• Comprehensive health insurance with prescription coverage
• Dependent health insurance with prescription coverage
• Competitive salaries
• Referral bonuses
• Travel reimbursement
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Direct deposit/free checking
• Unlimited free CE credits