Cardiac Stepdown | Registered Nurse

Travel Registered Nurse (RN) – Cardiac Stepdown/Telemetry | Night Shift – Evansville, IN

Experienced Travel Registered Nurses can join a high-acuity cardiac stepdown and telemetry team in Evansville, Indiana, a welcoming community known for its riverfront setting, affordable living, and convenient access to regional amenities. This 13-week travel nursing assignment is ideal for an RN who thrives in a blended cardiac and neuro stepdown environment and enjoys caring for complex patients across the care continuum.

Travel RN Job Details

• Location: Evansville, Indiana
• Weekly Estimated Pay: $1,930–$2,030
• Assignment Length: 13 weeks
• Start Date: July 6, 2026
• Shift: 12-hour nights, 6:30 p.m. – 7:00 a.m.
• Guaranteed Hours: 36 hours per week, excluding potential orientation and holiday-related variations
• Unit: 19-bed blended cardiac stepdown and medical-surgical/telemetry unit
• Typical Night Ratio: 1 nurse to 4 patients; charge nurses take a patient assignment
• Weekend Requirement: Three weekends within each six-week schedule
• Holiday Requirement: Every other holiday
• Call Requirement: None
• Floating: First to float within the nurse’s skill set, including nearby affiliated locations when needed
• Documentation: Recent EPIC experience required, including completion of a checkoff class

Travel Registered Nurse Requirements

• Active Registered Nurse license; current compact license required
• Associate degree in nursing or nursing certificate
• At least 2 years of recent cardiac stepdown experience plus 1 completed travel assignment, or 5 years of strong cardiac stepdown experience without prior travel experience
• Current American Heart Association BLS and ACLS certifications
• Current NIHSS certification
• Recent EPIC charting experience
• Strong telemetry and 12-lead EKG interpretation skills; travelers must successfully complete required telemetry testing
• Excellent assessment, prioritization, communication, and critical-thinking abilities
• Ability to float within the nurse’s competency and support a teaching environment

Cardiac Stepdown Travel Nurse Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive nursing care to patients recovering from cardiac procedures, including catheterizations, stent placement, interventions, pacemaker and ICD procedures, and ablations
• Recognize and manage patients with STEMI, NSTEMI, sepsis, diabetic ketoacidosis, cerebrovascular accidents, seizures, and possible traumatic brain injury
• Perform focused and comprehensive cardiovascular and neurological assessments, including NIHSS evaluations
• Interpret telemetry rhythms and 12-lead EKGs and promptly escalate changes in patient condition
• Initiate and titrate cardiac and critical-care infusions such as Cardizem, amiodarone, Cardene, nitroglycerin, insulin, and heparin according to orders and policy
• Provide post-cardiac catheterization care, including femoral access-site and TR band management
• Perform peripheral IV insertion, chest tube care, and other appropriate bedside nursing procedures
• Collaborate with physicians, advanced practice providers, therapists, and the interdisciplinary care team to coordinate safe patient care
• Accurately document assessments, interventions, patient responses, and care plans in EPIC
• Precept students and new team members as needed while maintaining a supportive, patient-focused environment

Apply now for this cardiac stepdown travel nursing opportunity in Evansville, Indiana, and join a skilled night-shift healthcare team.

Benefits

401K with Matching, Healthcare, Dental and Vision

Equal Opportunity

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity across our organization. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.