Travel Nurse RN - Cardiac Stepdown - $2,016 per week

GHR Healthcare is seeking a travel nurse RN Cardiac Stepdown for a travel nursing job in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Job Description & Requirements

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

Travel Cardiac Stepdown Registered Nurse (RN) Job in Charlottesville, VA

Travel to Charlottesville, Virginia for a Cardiac Stepdown RN assignment in a high-acuity acute and intermediate care setting. Care for thoracic, cardiac, and vascular surgical patients while working with a collaborative interdisciplinary team in a rewarding travel nursing job.

Job Details

• Specialty: Cardiac Stepdown / Step Down RN
• Location: Charlottesville, VA 22908
• Employment Type: Travel Nursing Job
• Setting: Acute and intermediate care unit for thoracic, cardiac, and vascular surgical patients
• Shift: 12-hour night shifts, 7:00 PM to 7:00 AM
• Schedule: 36 hours per week; 48-hour scheduling may also be available
• Contract Length: 13 weeks
• Orientation: 36 hours
• Weekly Estimated Pay: $1,800 - $1,890
• Charting System: Epic required
• Weekend/Holiday Coverage: Every other weekend and every other holiday
• Time Off: Up to 40 hours of requested time off may be approved

Job Requirements

• Active Registered Nurse (RN) license
• Minimum 2 years of recent nursing experience required
• Previous cardiac stepdown, telemetry, or intermediate care experience strongly preferred
• BLS required
• ACLS preferred
• Epic experience required
• Experience interpreting and managing dysrhythmias
• Ability to work effectively in a high-acuity surgical cardiac environment
• BSN preferred
• Must be willing to float within scope of practice as needed

Responsibilities

• Provide compassionate, high-quality patient care for adult and geriatric cardiac stepdown patients
• Monitor and care for post-op open heart, thoracic, and vascular surgery patients
• Manage patients recovering from CABG, valve repair/replacement, lung resection, transplant, and revascularization therapies
• Care for patients receiving cardiac drips, heparin therapy, and advanced monitoring
• Perform independent ECG assessments and support telemetry monitoring
• Collaborate with physicians, surgeons, and interdisciplinary healthcare teams to support safe, coordinated care
• Respond quickly to changing patient conditions in a fast-paced acute care setting
• Maintain accurate clinical documentation and follow established unit protocols
• Support recovery, stabilization, and discharge readiness for complex surgical patients

Why Apply for This Charlottesville Nursing Job?

• Join a respected acute care team in a scenic, historic Virginia city
• Gain experience in a high-acuity cardiac stepdown and telemetry environment
• Work a consistent 13-week travel assignment with night shift hours
• Enjoy a strong clinical setting with opportunities to make a meaningful impact every shift

Apply now for this Cardiac Stepdown RN travel nursing job in Charlottesville, VA and take the next step in your healthcare career.

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GHR Healthcare Job ID #517832. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36.0 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: Cardiac Stepdown

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