Travel Nurse RN - Stepdown - $2,326 per week
Malone Healthcare - Nursing
Grand Island, NE, US,
68801
Part Time, Full Time
8 October 2025
Travel Nurse RN - Stepdown - $2,326 per week at Malone Healthcare - Nursing summary:
This Travel Nurse RN specializes in Stepdown care, providing critical and post-acute patient management in a fast-paced hospital environment. Responsibilities include monitoring complex medical conditions, administering medications, interpreting telemetry, and collaborating with healthcare teams to ensure patient safety and comfort. The role requires certifications like BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS, and demands strong teamwork, clinical skills, and adaptability during 12-hour shifts over 13 weeks in Grand Island, Nebraska.
Malone Healthcare - Nursing is seeking a travel nurse RN Stepdown for a travel nursing job in Grand Island, Nebraska.
Job Description & Requirements- Specialty: Stepdown
- Discipline: RN
- Start Date: 10/06/2025
- Duration: 13 weeks
- 36 hours per week
- Shift: 12 hours, days
- Employment Type: Travel
Department: Stepdown *Certifications Required: BLS, ACLS, NIHSS* Radius Rule: 50 miles AND candidates may not be full time, part time, or PRN with any facility associated with CommonSpirit, including CHI and/or Dignity. **Fingernail policy: Artificial nails are prohibited in all departments providing patient care- refusal to remove nails will lead to termination of contract **Driver's license required at submittal and will be used to determine if candidate is outside 50 miles.** * * RN's - Pass/Fail exam on Friday during orientation. OPEN BOOK exam on skills learned - they are given all necessary resources to pass. Must receive a 90% to pass or they will be terminated * * - # of Beds: 33 - Nurse:Patient Ratios: 1:4-5 - Common diagnoses/Types of patients : Young adults through geriatrics, sepsis, STEMI, CHF, chest pain, COVID, stroke, renal failure, COPD, DKA, patients with complex medical issues including multisystem failure - Are RNs required to titrate drips?: Yes - Common titratable &/or set rate drips: Heparin, Amiodarone, Cardizem, Nitroglycerin, IV antibiotics, Insulin; maintenance doses of IV meds (non titratable) - Is there a Charge Nurse on each shift? Does the charge nurse take an assignment?: Yes - Are there nurse aids/patient care techs on this unit? Ratios? Duties?: CNAs 1:10 ratio- available CNAs fluctuates based on unit census - RT Equipment (Vents, Cpap, BiPap, High Flow, etc.): BiPAP, Airvo - Are there Tele/Monitor Techs on this unit? Are RNs required to read their own strips? What brand are the tele monitors?: Yes, RNs must read and interpret - Shifts & Scheduling (Do you allow self-scheduling? Block scheduling?): 0630-1900, 1830-0700 // Unit schedulers will make travelers schedule - Weekend Requirements: Every other - Holiday Requirements: As needed to meet unit needs - Floating Requirements: Can float to MedSurg, Inpatient Rehab, or Skilled Care - Scrub Color/Dress code: RN: Navy Blue - How many shifts of unit/department specific orientation?: First week classroom then 2-12 hour shifts on the floor - Additional Notes: Busy patient flow- admitting and discharging within the same 6 hour time frame while also completing shift change. Attributes that will help make a nurse successful on this unit are a strong sense of teamwork, friendly, positive can-do attitude, engagement in positive patient experience with commitment to bedside report and hourly rounding Radius Rule: 50 miles AND candidates may not be full time, part time, or PRN with any facility associated with CommonSpirit, including CHI and/or Dignity. RTO needed upfront (7 or less days per 13 week contract). Additional RTO will not be approved, including after submissions. Entered On: 12/12/2023
About Malone Healthcare - NursingWith a commitment to providing a higher standard of service and experience in patient care, Malone Healthcare places expert nurses and allied health professionals in rewarding careers throughout the United States. As a leading healthcare staffing agency, Malone’s focus on compliance and integrity translates to a seamless experience for our team members and partner facilities. When you work with Malone Healthcare, you can rely on over 50 years of proven experience placing exceptional professionals in quality healthcare settings.
- Weekly pay
- Holiday Pay
- Guaranteed Hours
- Continuing Education
- 401k retirement plan
- Pet insurance
- Referral bonus
- Medical benefits
- Dental benefits
- Vision benefits
- License and certification reimbursement
- Life insurance
Keywords:
travel nurse, stepdown unit, registered nurse, critical care, patient monitoring, medication administration, telemetry interpretation, acute care nursing, BLS certification, ACLS certification