ADEX Healthcare Staffing LLC is seeking a travel nurse RN Cardiac Stepdown for a travel nursing job in Saint Louis, Missouri.
Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty: Cardiac Stepdown
- Discipline: RN
- Start Date: 12/01/2025
- Duration: 26 weeks
- 36 hours per week
- Shift: 12 hours, nights
- Employment Type: Travel
RN Position Job Notes:
Travel or Local Registered Nurse needed for ASAP start. A minimum of 2+ years of recent hospital bedside experience is required. Candidates must be able to start within 5 weeks. Opportunity for extension upon successful completion of the initial assignment. $750 referral bonus available.
Opportunity:
RN - Stepdown
Job Details:
• Work night shifts from 7:00 PM to 7:30 AM
• 36 or 48 guaranteed weekly hours (must be specified on submission form)
• 26-week assignment length
• Weekend requirements as needed by facility, typically every other weekend
• No call requirements
• Patient ratios of 1:3 to 1:4
• Float to similar or lower acuity units as needed
• Work with chest tubes, temporary pacemakers, and BiPAPs
• Use EPIC electronic medical record system
• Care for post-operative CABG/valve patients, thoracotomies, respiratory failure, and chest pain patients
• Must have 1 year of cardiac stepdown experience (inpatient only)
• Current RN license eligible for Missouri licensure or currently licensed in Missouri
• Required certifications: BLS and ACLS from AHA only
• Preferred certification: NIHSS
• Must be a team player and promote positive culture
• Dress code requires all black scrubs with facility logo on top
• No hoodies, jackets without logo, t-shirts, open-toed shoes, earbuds, or fake nails allowed
• Flu vaccination or approved exemption required November 1 - April 1
• Night shift orientation conducted on day shift - must be available entire orientation week
Facility:
This healthcare organization has provided healing services to the South St. Louis County area for more than 140 years. The facility features a 32-bed cardiac medical intermediate unit and offers all-private rooms with nationally recognized care. The organization operates as a Level 2 Trauma Center (the only one in South County), Joint Commission Comprehensive Stroke Center, and Level 1 STEMI Center. The facility holds Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval for Advanced Certification in Heart Failure and has received the American Heart Association's Get With The Guidelines-Heart Failure Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award. The facility earned a B grade in The Leapfrog Group's Fall 2025 Hospital Safety Grade.
Location:
Saint Louis, MO
Saint Louis offers an exciting blend of history, culture, and entertainment with iconic attractions like the Gateway Arch and thriving sports teams including the Cardinals and Blues. The city boasts a rich brewing heritage with almost 65 craft breweries, has been recognized as one of America's next great food cities by Food & Wine, and features unique attractions like the City Museum and Union Station entertainment complex.
Adex Job ID #968414. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined.
About ADEX Healthcare Staffing LLC
ADEX has been placing healthcare professionals across the US since 2004. Originally founded in Atlanta, GA, the company's headquarters are now located in Tampa, FL. JCAHO certified since 2009.
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