Cardiac Stepdown | Registered Nurse

Travel Registered Nurse (RN) – Cardiac Stepdown / Telemetry

Join a 13-week travel nursing assignment in Dayton, Ohio, as a Cardiac Stepdown RN caring for complex telemetry patients. This opportunity is ideal for an experienced Registered Nurse with stepdown, PCU, IMC, or cardiac telemetry expertise who is confident managing medically complex patients in a collaborative hospital environment.

Travel Nursing Job Details

• Weekly Estimated Pay: $1,860–$1,960
• Location: Dayton, Ohio 45409
• Assignment Type: 13-week travel nursing assignment
• Start Date: November 16, 2026
• Nursing Schedule: 36 hours per week; 12-hour day shifts, approximately 7:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
• Patient Ratios: Typically 1:4, with assignments potentially ranging from 1:5 to 1:6
• Weekend Coverage: Every other weekend; approximately six weekend shifts during the assignment
• Patient Population: Adolescents, adults, and geriatric patients
• Unit Profile: 23-bed cardiac stepdown and medical intermediate-care unit with an average daily census of approximately 23
• Floating: Potential to float within appropriate specialty areas or to nearby locations based on clinical skills and census
• Location Highlight: Dayton offers a welcoming, accessible community with a rich history, convenient amenities, and a variety of cultural, outdoor, and dining experiences.

Cardiac Stepdown RN Job Requirements

• At least 2 years of recent Registered Nurse experience, including stepdown, PCU, IMC, or cardiac telemetry experience
• Active Ohio RN license or eligible compact-state RN license
• Current BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS certifications
• Recent Epic electronic health record experience
• Successful completion of an EKG and dysrhythmia competency assessment before the assignment begins
• Experience caring for patients with cardiac telemetry needs, dysrhythmias, chronic ventilators, chest tubes, central lines, tracheostomies, and complex medical conditions
• Proficiency with cardiac monitoring, oxygen therapy, non-invasive airway management, heparin and insulin protocols, and care of ventilated patients
• IV-start experience preferred
• Ability to float when clinically appropriate and work every other weekend and applicable holidays
• Comfort caring for patients with conditions such as COPD, heart failure, acute or chronic renal failure, DKA, GI bleeding, CVA, DVT, cancer complications, and respiratory illness

Cardiac Stepdown Registered Nurse Responsibilities

• Provide safe, evidence-based nursing care to cardiac stepdown and medical intermediate-care patients
• Continuously monitor cardiac rhythms, recognize dysrhythmias, and respond promptly to changes in patient condition
• Assess patients, administer medications and treatments, and evaluate the effectiveness of care plans
• Manage patients receiving cardiac, heparin, insulin, and other ordered infusions according to established protocols
• Provide care for patients with chest tubes, feeding tubes, PICC and central lines, tracheostomies, drains, and complex wounds
• Support patients requiring ventilator care, BiPAP/CPAP, high-flow oxygen, and other respiratory interventions
• Collaborate with respiratory therapy, pharmacy, physical therapy, radiology, social services, rapid response teams, and other members of the interdisciplinary care team
• Document assessments, interventions, and patient responses accurately in Epic
• Recognize changes in condition and initiate appropriate escalation, including rapid response or emergency interventions when indicated
• Promote patient safety, infection prevention, effective communication, and compassionate care throughout the assignment

Apply now for this Cardiac Stepdown RN travel nursing opportunity in Dayton, Ohio, and bring your telemetry nursing expertise to a collaborative medical intermediate-care 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.