Travel Nurse RN - Cardiac Stepdown in Glen Burnie, MD

Manage patients with diagnoses including CHF, MI, pre/post cardiac catheterization, TAVR, CVA, COPD, diabetes, and respiratory failure. Key Responsibilities Provide direct patient care on a 28-bed Cardiac Stepdown/Telemetry unit serving adult and geriatric populations.

Job Title

Registered Nurse – Cardiac Stepdown / Telemetry

Location

Glen Burnie, MD | Acute Care

Schedule / Job Type

Contract | 12 Weeks | Days | 3x12-Hour Shifts (08:00–20:30) | Every Other Weekend Required

Key Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care on a 28-bed Cardiac Stepdown/Telemetry unit serving adult and geriatric populations
• Manage patients with diagnoses including CHF, MI, pre/post cardiac catheterization, TAVR, CVA, COPD, diabetes, and respiratory failure
• Maintain nurse-to-patient ratios of 1:4, up to 1:5 with lower acuity patients
• Document and manage patient care using EPIC EMR
• Float within specialty and to like or lower acuity units as needed; travelers are first to float
• Work holidays as scheduled and participate in every-other-weekend rotation

Required Qualifications

• Active Maryland RN license or Compact RN license required at time of submission
• BLS certification (AHA only) required
• ACLS certification (AHA only) required
• NIH Stroke Scale certification required
• CPI certification required — The Calm Every Storm online version is the only acceptable online vendor
• Minimum 2 years of Cardiac Stepdown/Telemetry RN experience required; first-time travelers are not accepted
• Must live at least 50 miles from the facility to be eligible (permanent address must be 50+ miles from facility)

Preferred Experience / Skills

• Prior experience with EPIC EMR in a cardiac or telemetry setting
• Familiarity with TAVR, cardiac catheterization, and stroke patient populations
• Previous travel nursing experience within a health system environment

Why Join Us

• Opportunity to work in a high-acuity cardiac stepdown environment with a diverse and complex patient population
• No pre-scheduled on-call shifts required, offering greater schedule predictability during your contract