Job Title Registered Nurse – Stepdown Cardiac Location Dayton, OH | Cardiac Stepdown / Advanced Care Unit Schedule / Job Type Contract | Nights (4x12 Hours, 19:00–07:30) | 13- or 18-week contracts available Key Responsibilities • Provide direct nursing care to a cardiac stepdown/advanced care patient population including heart failure, chest pain rule-out, NSTEMI, post-procedure, COPD exacerbation, and drug/ETOH overdose and withdrawal patients • Manage and monitor IV drips including heparin, nitroglycerin, amiodarone, Cardizem, insulin, and similar cardiac medications • Read and interpret cardiac telemetry strips; pass an online EKG/dysrhythmia competency assessment prior to assignment start • Perform IV starts and deliver care within an expected patient ratio of 1:5–6 • Float within specialty clusters or to other units/campuses as assigned based on census and skill set, which may include floating to the ED to care for boarders • Be available to work every other weekend and every other holiday as required Required Qualifications • Active RN license in any U.S. state or a valid compact RN license • Minimum of 1.5 years of Stepdown (SD) or Progressive Care Unit (PCU) experience — experience must be documented in work history at time of submission; ICU experience does not substitute for SD/PCU experience at this facility • Demonstrated 1:5 ratio experience in a Stepdown or PCU setting • BLS and NIH Stroke Scale certifications required; ACLS preferred • Proficiency with Epic EMR • IV start competency and ability to read and interpret cardiac telemetry strips • Must live more than 50 miles from the facility to be eligible; local travelers are not accepted Preferred Experience / Skills • ACLS certification • Experience in a Level 1 or Level 2 facility • Prior travel nursing experience Why Join Us • Flexible contract length options (13 or 18 weeks) offering variety and work-life balance for travel nurses • Opportunity to work within a well-established advanced care environment with a dynamic, high-acuity cardiac patient population