Travel Step Down Unit RN - $2,167 per week

GHR Healthcare is seeking a travel nurse RN Stepdown for a travel nursing job in Evansville, Indiana.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Stepdown
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 11/02/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours
• Employment Type: Travel

Registered Nurse (RN) – Cardiac Stepdown Travel Nursing Contract in Evansville, Indiana

Join a high-performing 22-bed cardiac stepdown unit as a Travel Registered Nurse in Evansville, Indiana. This 13-week night-shift nursing contract offers consistent scheduling, a strong nurse-to-patient ratio, and opportunities to advance your expertise in telemetry, post-procedure care, and progressive patient management.

Care for complex cardiac, neurologic, and medical-surgical patients in a collaborative teaching-hospital environment. Evansville provides a welcoming southwestern Indiana setting with riverfront amenities, local culture, and convenient access to outdoor recreation.

Travel Nursing Job Details

• Weekly Estimated Pay: $1,930–$2,030
• Location: Evansville, Indiana
• Specialty: Cardiac Stepdown / Progressive Care
• Contract Length: 13 weeks
• Start Date: November 2, 2026
• Guaranteed Hours: 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12-hour nights, 6:30 p.m.–7:00 a.m.
• Unit: 22-bed cardiac stepdown unit with typical night ratios of 1:3–4
• Schedule Requirements: Three weekends every six weeks and every other holiday
• Float Expectation: May float within the nurse’s skill set to nearby affiliated campuses with advance notice
• Documentation: Recent Epic experience required, including completion of a checkoff class

Registered Nurse Job Requirements

• Active Registered Nurse (RN) license; current compact license required
• Associate degree or nursing certificate
• At least 2 years of RN experience, including 1 full year in a cardiac stepdown, progressive care, or similar high-acuity setting
• At least 1 prior travel nursing assignment
• Level II trauma experience
• Current AHA BLS, AHA ACLS, and NIHSS certifications
• Recent Epic electronic health record (EHR) charting experience
• Strong telemetry knowledge and ability to pass required telemetry assessments
• Excellent patient assessment, critical-thinking, communication, and adaptability skills

Cardiac Stepdown RN Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive nursing care for cardiac, neurologic, and medically complex progressive-care patients
• Monitor and interpret telemetry and 12-lead EKG findings while recognizing changes in patient condition
• Care for patients recovering from cardiac catheterization, stent placement, cardiac interventions, and pacemaker procedures
• Assess and manage arrhythmias, stroke, sepsis, diabetic ketoacidosis, respiratory distress, detoxification and CIWA needs, and patients with feeding tubes
• Initiate and titrate medications and infusions such as Cardizem, amiodarone, nicardipine, nitroglycerin, insulin, and heparin according to orders and protocol
• Perform focused neurologic assessments, NIHSS evaluations, and dysphagia screenings
• Provide post-cardiac catheterization care, including femoral access site and TR band management
• Manage chest tubes, CPAP, Optiflow, peripheral IV insertion, and other progressive-care interventions
• Support a collaborative learning environment, including precepting students and new team members when needed
• Prioritize safe, compassionate patient care while responding effectively to changing patient needs

Apply now for this cardiac stepdown Travel RN opportunity in Evansville, Indiana, and join a collaborative healthcare team.

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GHR Healthcare Job ID #526539. 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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