Travel Cardiac Stepdown RN - $2,752 per week

American Traveler is seeking a travel nurse RN Cardiac Stepdown for a travel nursing job in Columbia, South Carolina.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Cardiac Stepdown
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 10/05/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 48 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, nights
• Employment Type: Travel

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 4x12hrs
• Hours: 48 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Oct 5, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring a Registered Nurse for a Cardiac Stepdown night shift position requiring EPIC EMR experience and ACLS, BLS, and NIH certifications.

Details

• Stepdown Cardiac unit within a hospital setting
• Night shift schedule (4x12 hours, 19:00-7:30)
• 13 to 26 week assignment options with 48s or 36s hour schedules accepted
• Patient ratio of 1:4
• Floating to other units or campuses required based on census needs, limited to units where competency has been demonstrated

Requirements

• Active RN license (SC or Compact) currently in hand
• Current certifications: ACLS, BLS, and NIHSS
• Medication and arrhythmia exam required
• Minimum 1 year of recent experience in a stepdown cardiac unit
• Minimum 1 year of EPIC EMR experience required
• Skilled in IV therapy, phlebotomy, blood product administration, and central/peripheral line care/management
• Experience with cardiac monitoring, dysrhythmia interpretation and management, and telemetry monitoring
• Experience with chest tube management (Emerson/PleurEvac), tracheostomy care, and CVA care preferred
• Experience with heparin protocols, PCA, and titrating cardiac drips
• Knowledge of isolation precautions/PPE and cardiovascular post-MI and pre/post cardiac cath care

Additional Information

• Provide direct patient care for cardiac stepdown patients including monitoring, medication administration, and emergency response
• Utilize rapid response and code teams as needed
• Orientation occurs every Monday with annual compliance training required
• Pre-assignment testing and modules must be completed within 48 hours of receiving login credentials
• Holiday coverage may be required per facility policy
• Travelers must reside more than 100 miles from any facility in the health system to be eligible, with reduced eligibility for those 90-99.9 miles away
• Night shift travelers in this specialty must live 50+ miles from the contracted campus, with those under 50 miles ineligible
• First-time travelers are not specified as accepted or excluded for this role

American Traveler Job ID #P-748057. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 48.0 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: Travel RN - Cardiac Telemetry

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