Travel Nurse RN - Cardiac Stepdown - $2,444 per week

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

Job Description & Requirements

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

Cardiac Stepdown Registered Nurse (RN) – Travel Nursing Contract in Morgantown, WV

Travel Registered Nurse opportunity for an experienced Cardiac Stepdown RN in Morgantown, West Virginia, with 48 guaranteed hours, 12-hour night shifts, and weekly estimated pay of $2,090–$2,200.

Join an acute-care cardiac stepdown team in Morgantown, West Virginia, a welcoming community surrounded by scenic Appalachian landscapes and known for its vibrant college-town atmosphere. This on-site travel nursing assignment offers the opportunity to care for medically complex patients in a 34-bed stepdown and medical-surgical unit while working alongside an experienced interdisciplinary team.

Travel Nursing Job Details

• Nursing Specialty: Cardiac Stepdown / MedSurg / Telemetry
• Location: Morgantown, WV
• Assignment Type: 13-week travel Registered Nurse contract
• Start Date: October 11, 2026
• End Date: January 10, 2027
• Weekly Estimated Pay: $2,090–$2,200
• Guaranteed Hours: 48 hours per week
• Shift Duration: 12-hour nights
• Schedule: Night shift, 7:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m.; weekends and holidays as scheduled
• Unit: 34-bed acute-care cardiac stepdown and medical-surgical unit
• Patient Ratios: Approximately 1:3 for stepdown patients and 1:5–6 for medical-surgical patients
• Charting: EPIC
• Dress Code: Royal blue scrubs

Cardiac Stepdown RN Job Requirements

• Current Registered Nurse license eligible for practice in West Virginia
• At least 1 year of recent acute-care, cardiac stepdown, telemetry, or medical-surgical nursing experience
• Current BLS certification
• Demonstrated ability to recognize and respond to changes in cardiac and patient status
• Proficiency with telemetry monitoring and interpretation of cardiac rhythms
• Comfort caring for patients requiring titratable intravenous medication infusions
• Ability to work night shifts, weekends, and holidays as scheduled
• Willingness to float to other appropriate units based on staffing and patient-care needs

Travel Registered Nurse Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive nursing care to cardiac stepdown, telemetry, and medical-surgical patients in an acute-care setting
• Assess patients, develop individualized care plans, administer medications, and evaluate responses to treatment
• Monitor telemetry, read and interpret cardiac rhythms, and promptly report significant changes
• Safely manage and titrate ordered intravenous drips according to established protocols
• Care for patients who may require ventilatory support, including collaboration with in-house respiratory therapy
• Coordinate care with physicians, advanced practice providers, respiratory therapists, nursing assistants, and other members of the care team
• Document assessments, interventions, and outcomes accurately in EPIC
• Promote patient safety, education, comfort, and continuity of care throughout the assignment

Apply now for this Cardiac Stepdown RN travel nursing job in Morgantown, West Virginia, and join an experienced acute-care healthcare team.

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GHR Healthcare Job ID #527872. 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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