Prime Staffing is seeking a travel nurse RN Cardiac Stepdown for a travel nursing job in Modesto, California.
Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty: Cardiac Stepdown
- Discipline: RN
- Duration: 13 weeks
- 36 hours per week
- Shift: 12 hours, nights
- Employment Type: Travel
RN – Cardiac Telemetry | Sutter Health Memorial Medical Center
Location: Modesto, California 95355
Facility: Sutter Health Memorial Medical Center
Contract: 13 Weeks
Start Date: November 10, 2026
Open Positions: 1
Shift: Night Shift, 7:00 PM–7:00 AM
Schedule: 3×12-hour shifts per week
Guaranteed Hours: Not specified
Specialty: Cardiac Telemetry / PCU / Stepdown
Travel Experience: Not required
1. Required Qualifications
- Minimum 2 years of Cardiac Telemetry experience.
- At least 2 years specifically in Cardiac Telemetry or PCU/Stepdown.
- Active California RN license.
- Current ACLS, BLS, and NIHSS certifications.
- Experience managing cardiac drips listed below is mandatory.
- Must be available to work every other weekend and holidays as needed.
- No on-call requirement.
2. Mandatory Cardiac Drip Experience
Candidates must have experience with all four drips:
- Amiodarone
- Heparin
- Cardizem (diltiazem)
- Dopamine
Do not submit candidates who lack experience with any of these required drips without first confirming eligibility with the account manager.
3. Required Clinical Skills
Candidates should demonstrate experience with:
Cardiac and telemetry care
- Cardiac monitoring and interpretation of dysrhythmias.
- Management of dysrhythmias and cardiac emergencies.
- Telemetry monitoring and response.
- Pacemakers, temporary and permanent.
Cardiac procedures
- Pre- and post-cardiac catheterization.
- Pre- and post-CABG.
- Pre- and post-TAVR.
- Post-MI care.
- Post-cardiac angiogram care.
- TR Band management.
Additional clinical skills
- IV insertion and maintenance.
- Central and peripheral line care.
- Blood product administration.
- Phlebotomy.
- Oxygen administration and nasal cannula.
- Non-invasive airway management.
- Wound care and wound VAC.
4. Assignment Details
- Patient population: Adults.
- Unit: Cardiac Telemetry RN.
- Facility address: 1700 Coffee Road, Modesto, CA 95355.
- Weekend requirement: Every other weekend.
- Holidays: As needed.
- Call: None.
- Block scheduling: Not available.
- Time off: Maximum 7 days per contract, subject to approval.
- Holiday RTO: Only one holiday request permitted per contract.
- Orientation: 16 hours non-billable.
- Charting system: Not specified in the job record; confirm with the facility.
- Do you have at least 2 years of Cardiac Telemetry or PCU/Stepdown RN experience?
- Do you have an active California RN license?
- Are your ACLS, BLS, and NIHSS certifications current and AHA/ARC-approved?
- Have you administered or managed Amiodarone, Heparin, Cardizem, and Dopamine drips?
- Do you have pre/post-cardiac cath experience?
- Do you have pre/post-CABG experience?
- Do you have pre/post-TAVR experience?
- Are you comfortable working night shifts from 7 PM to 7 AM?
- Can you work every other weekend and holidays as needed?
- Can you start November 10, 2026, and complete the full 13-week contract?
- Do you have any requested time off?
- Can you provide two recent references and a complete 7-year work history?
mandatory cardiac drips first, followed by 2+ years of Cardiac Telemetry/PCU experience, California RN licensure, and all three certifications
About Prime Staffing
At Prime Staffing, we understand the importance of finding the perfect fit for both our clients and candidates. Prime Staffing utilizes a unique matchmaking approach, providing the most qualified contingent staffing to our clients, and the most competitive contracts to our workforce. Our experienced team takes the time to get to know both our clients and candidates, their needs, and preferences, to ensure that each placement is a success.
We offer a wide range of staffing services including temporary, temp-to-perm, and direct hire placements. Our extensive network of qualified candidates includes nurses, allied healthcare professionals, corporate support professionals and executives.