Travel Registered Nurse Stepdown

Registered Nurse, Stepdown, travel assignment in Boston, Massachusetts. Start date 11/02/2026 for a 13-week assignment. Weekly pay range $2,580–$2,751 per week, with guaranteed hours of 36 per week. Shift is 12 hours, rotating day and night (7:00 a.m.–7:30 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.–7:30 a.m.), with every-other weekend and holiday coverage. Work setting is a hospital-based step-down unit caring for postoperative and intermediate-care patients in a 38-bed unit.

• Weekly pay: $2,580–$2,751 per week (local rate available within 50 miles; local rate is $10 less than posted)
• Guaranteed hours: 36 per week
• Contract duration: 13 weeks
• Shift: 12-hour day/night rotations; 7:00 a.m.–7:30 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.–7:30 a.m.; every-other weekend/holiday
• Start date:
  
  11/02/2026
• Setting:
  Hospital step-down/IMCU unit with postoperative and intermediate-care patients

• Provide direct bedside nursing care to postoperative and intermediate-care patients on the step-down unit, including cardiothoracic, vascular, neurosurgery, trauma, and transplant cases
• Monitor telemetry and vital signs; read and interpret rhythm strips; respond promptly to rhythm changes and alarms
• Administer medications and therapies per orders, utilizing automated medication dispensing systems and ensuring accurate documentation
• Collaborate with surgeons, anesthesia, PACU, ICU/step-down teammates, case management, and ancillary staff to develop and adjust patient care plans; participate in timely handoffs
• Support patient safety and comfort within unit ratios (approximately 1:3 to 1:4/1:4-5 for Med/Surg patients) and assist with patient transfers from PACU/SICU as needed
• Document thoroughly in the medical record; participate in rounds and provide patient and family education

• 2+ years of recent acute care experience
• Must have surgical step-down experience at a Level 1 trauma center; IMCU/Stepdown experience required
• Ability to independently read and interpret telemetry rhythm strips
• ACLS certification
• Experience with automated medication dispensing systems
• More than 1 prior travel assignment (2+ preferred)

• Benefits and support information not specified in the posting

Please note:

Pay rates and guaranteed hours are estimates and may vary. Final compensation packages and confirmed hours will be discussed during the hiring process.