Registered Nurse - Step Down Unit
Evansville, IN
Malone Healthcare - Nursing
3x12 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus

Job Title: Travel Stepdown / PCU RN (Cardiac Neuro) – Days

Location: Evansville, IN

Specialty: Nursing -> PCU / Progressive Care / Stepdown

Shift: Day Shift | 12-Hour Shifts (0630 - 1900) | 36 Hours Guaranteed

Duration: 13 Weeks

Target Start Date: 07/20/2026

Job Description:

We are seeking an expert, highly adaptable Stepdown Registered Nurse for a 13-week day-shift travel assignment at Deaconess Midtown Hospital. Located on a blended 19-bed Cardiac Neuro unit, this role is under the leadership of a seasoned manager with the lowest turnover rate in the entire organization. If you boast elite critical thinking skills, strong neuro assessment capabilities, and thrive in a fast-paced teaching hospital, apply today!

Facility Details & Unit Highlights:

• Facility: Deaconess Midtown Hospital (A premier regional teaching facility)
• Unit: Blended Cardiac Neuro Floor (8 Stepdown beds / 11 Med/Surg/Tele beds)
• Patient Ratios: 1:5 to 1:6 on Day Shift (Stepdown nurses will care for MS/T patients as needed)
• Charting System: Epic EMR (Required)
• Dress Code: Solid Navy Blue scrubs (No agency or competing logos)

Clinical Scope & Responsibilities:

• Manage intermediate-level cardiac and neuro populations including post-cath/stent interventions, pacemaker placements, STEMI/NSTEMI, CVAs, seizures, stable TBIs, and DKA.
• Safely initiate, manage, and titrate critical unit drips: Cardizem, Amiodarone, Cardene, Nitro, Insulin, and Heparin.
• Perform high-level assessments, manage chest tubes, insert PIVs, and pull TR bands/manage femoral post-cath access sites.
• Maintain network flexibility with potential cross-campus floating to the nearby Newburgh (IN) or Henderson (KY) facilities (2-hour advanced notice provided).

Requirements:

• Experience Options: Minimum 2 years of solid Stepdown experience plus 1 completed travel contract OR 5 years of solid Stepdown experience if you are a first-time traveler.
• Active Compact RN License.
• Required Certifications: AHA BLS, AHA ACLS, and NIHSS.
• Onboarding Competencies: Must be prepared to complete an Epic check-off class and pass a mandatory Telemetry/12-Lead EKG interpretation test during orientation.
• Strict Radius Rule: Permanent tax address must be 40+ miles away from the Midtown campus (no local candidates accepted).
• High level of dependability: Attendance policy strictly enforces that 3 call-ins can lead to contract cancellation.