Travel Nurse RN - Stepdown - $2,128 per week
Evansville, IN, 47725, USA
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This role is for a Travel Nurse RN specializing in Stepdown care for cardiac and neuro patients, providing 12-hour day shifts over a 13-week contract in Evansville, Indiana. The position requires at least 2 years of Stepdown experience, recent EPIC charting experience, and certifications including AHA BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS. Responsibilities include patient assessment, telemetry interpretation, drip titration, and float duties within the hospital unit.
Malone Healthcare - Nursing is seeking a travel nurse RN Stepdown for a travel nursing job in Evansville, Indiana.
Job Description & Requirements- Specialty: Stepdown
- Discipline: RN
- Start Date: 01/12/2026
- Duration: 13 weeks
- 36 hours per week
- Shift: 12 hours, days
- Employment Type: Travel
Step Down Unit Registered Nurse Days - Evansville, IN
Stepdown Cardiac Neuro - Days
NO LOCAL CANIDATES (40 MILE RADIUS RULE)
Contract Length: 13 weeks
Start: 1/12 - Bi-weekly orientation
Guaranteed Hours: 36 (will accept 48 upon request)
Shift Requirement: 12hr Days 6:30-7
Float Requirement: First to float within skillset. 2 HR notice given for cross campus float. Mid-shift float within same campus. Cross campus mid-shift float is unlikely but possible.
Weekend/Holiday Requirement: Three weekends out of every six-week schedule. Every other holiday.
Required Certs to be attached upon submittal: Must have current active compact license. AHA BLS, AHA ACLS and NIHSS*
Minimum Experience REQUIRED: 2 solid years Stepdown + 1 travel contract OR 5 years of solid Stepdown if no travel experience*
Charting Experience: Recent EPIC experience required (will be required to do a checkoff class)*
Patient Population: Post procedure cardiac (cath/stents/interventions, pacers, ICD, ablation), Identify/care of STEMI/NSTEMI, Carotid endarterectomy, Sepsis, Neuro (CVAs, seizures, possible TBI), DKA.
Skillset: Tele/12-lead EKG interpretation (TRAVELERS REQUIRED TO PASS TELE TESTS), post heart cath care (fem./TR bands), initiate/titrate drips (Cardizem, Amio, cardene, nitro, Insulin, Heparin), NIHSS/strong neuro assessments, sepsis care, chest tubes, PIV insertion. Must have strong assessment and critical thinking skills!
Unit Information: 19 beds, blended unit (8 designated Stepdown bed, 11 MS/T)
Ratio: Days 1:5-6; CN will take patients. Stepdown RNs will take MS/T patients.
Unit Strengths: The manager opening this unit has been with Deaconess over 20+ years and had the lowest turnover in the organization for 2024.
Scrub Colors: Navy blue scrubs - No competing health systems or agency logos
* 3 call-ins can result in termination *
*** Teaching hospital, may require precepting of students & new hires ***
Covid-19 Vaccine Not Required -- Subject to change
Step Down Unit Registered Nurse Days - Evansville, IN Stepdown Cardiac Neuro - Days Contract Length: 13 weeks Start: 1/12 - Bi-weekly orientation Guaranteed Hours: 36 (will accept 48 upon request) Shift Requirement: 12hr Days 6:30-7 Minimum Experience REQUIRED: 2 solid years Stepdown + 1 travel contract OR 5 years of solid Stepdown if no travel experience* Charting Experience: Recent EPIC experience required (will be required to do a checkoff class)* Required Certs: Must have current active compact license. AHA BLS, AHA ACLS and NIHSS* Float Requirement: First to float within skillset. 2 HR notice given for float. Weekend/Holiday Requirement: Three weekends out of every six-week schedule. Every other holiday.
About Malone Healthcare - NursingWith a commitment to providing a higher standard of service and experience in patient care, Malone Healthcare places expert nurses and allied health professionals in rewarding careers throughout the United States. As a leading healthcare staffing agency, Malone’s focus on compliance and integrity translates to a seamless experience for our team members and partner facilities. When you work with Malone Healthcare, you can rely on over 50 years of proven experience placing exceptional professionals in quality healthcare settings.
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- Referral bonus
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- Dental benefits
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- License and certification reimbursement
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