Stepdown Travel Nurse

Travel Rn Stepdown Nurse

This Stepdown travel nurse job in Hazard, Kentucky, with Advantis Medical is a 13-week Travel Stepdown Registered Nurse (RN) contract at Hazard ARH Regional Medical Center. This role pays $1,563 per week and follows a Nights shift with a 3x12 schedule. In this Stepdown travel nursing job, you will provide progressive care in a hospital setting, assess and monitor patient conditions, support urgent interventions, document care accurately, and collaborate with physicians and the clinical care team during fast-moving patient situations.

Job Details

Facility: Hazard ARH Regional Medical Center

Location: Hazard, KY 41701

Contract Length: 13 Weeks

Shift: Nights (3x12)

Responsibilities

• Manage higher-acuity patients stepping down from intensive care who require close monitoring
• Monitor continuous telemetry and hemodynamic status, recognizing and escalating changes promptly
• Administer medications and IV therapy, including titratable drips approved for the unit, per facility protocol
• Care for patients on high-flow oxygen and non-invasive ventilation when assigned

Travel Stepdown Requirements:

• 2+ years of recent Stepdown experience.
• Must hold all required certifications and licenses as mandated by Kentucky and national regulatory bodies.

Hazard ARH Regional Medical Center Hazard, KY

Hazard, KY

Hazard ARH Regional Medical Center is a roughly 358-bed nonprofit acute-care hospital and the regional referral center for the Appalachian Regional Healthcare (ARH) system across eastern Kentucky's Central Appalachia, serving roughly ten mountain counties. Travel nurses work a rural referral hub with cardiac, cancer, and behavioral-health depth uncommon for its size.

• A Level IV Trauma Center and a DNV Primary Stroke Center, with ICU and med-surg units serving as the area's critical-care resource.
• An open-heart surgery program and cardiac catheterization, delivered through an ARH partnership with the University of Kentucky's Gill Heart Institute (a UK cardiothoracic surgeon based in Hazard performs coronary-bypass and valve surgery).
• The Hazard ARH Cancer Center and an accredited Breast Center, keeping cancer care close to home.
• Obstetrics and women's health, general/robotic/bariatric surgery, and a hyperbaric wound-care program.
• The adjacent Hazard ARH Psychiatric Center the designated acute mental-health facility for a 21-county region plus an on-campus long-term acute care hospital.

Benefits

• Day One Benefits, Medical, Dental, Vision & 401(k)
• Relocation and Travel Reimbursement
• Dedicated team to help with state licensing & renewals
• Weekly Direct Deposit
• $1,000 Referral Bonus + $250 Bonus for Your Referral

Licensing in Kentucky

Compact license accepted. Kentucky is a Nurse Licensure Compact state, and our team handles endorsement and renewals for you. See the Kentucky Licensing Center ?

Explore Hazard, KY

Set in Appalachian foothills along the North Fork Kentucky River and the Hal Rogers Parkway, Hazard, KY supports consistent contract demand. Many clinicians seeking travel RN jobs find roles across community care that serves hill-country towns. Demand for travel nursing jobs is reinforced by a compact downtown basin where daily needs sit within easy reach. Clinicians often choose housing in Jackson, Whitesburg, or Hyden. In Kentucky, straightforward east-west routes and a defined civic core help professionals match shift sites with errands while keeping schedules organized between stretches of winding ridge roads.

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At Advantis Medical Staffing, we take great pride in our commitment to caring for travel nurses. We are dedicated to connecting nurses with the best travel nursing jobs nationwide, while providing exceptional service that fosters a trusted partnership for life. Our mission is to deliver the "Gold Standard" in servicenot only by securing your first assignment but by advocating for your long-term career goals and well-being.

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