Travel Nurse RN - Cardiac Stepdown
Johnson City, NY
First Connect Health
3x12 hrs, Days, Nights
Referral Bonus

Registered Nurse – Cardiac Telemetry Stepdown / PCU (RN Staff Nurse)

Requisition ID: 37699456

Job Code: 55025:Staff Nurse

Contract Duration: 13 Weeks 

• Work Schedule: 36 hours per week (3x12-Hour Shifts). Every other weekend rotation required.
• Shift Flexibility: Day shift currently posted for this order (12 Days / 36 hours/week), but both Day and Night shift options are available within the department.

Guaranteed Hours: 36 Hours Per Week

🚫 Absolute Minimum Qualifications & Departmental Hardstops:

• Licensure Mandate: Active, unencumbered New York State (NYS) RN License held in hand at submission.
• Experience Baseline: Minimum 5+ years of total RN experience, with mandatory Cardiac Telemetry / Stepdown / PCU experience.
• EHR Proficiency: Mandatory Epic EMR experience.
• Mandatory Certifications:
  • Active AHA BLS
  • Active AHA ACLS
• Submission Requirement: A completed Cardiac Telemetry Skills Checklist MUST be attached to the candidate submission profile. Recruiter must explicitly confirm cardiac skill set with the candidate prior to submission and highlight applicable experience in the resume summary.

Job Summary & Clinical Scope

A hospital in Johnson City, NY is seeking a highly skilled Cardiac Telemetry Stepdown / PCU Registered Nurse (Staff Nurse) for a 13-week contract in Med Surg ST 3 (Department 020103008). Operating within a comprehensive regional cardiac center, the RN will direct intermediate care and continuous cardiac monitoring for complex post-procedural and medical cardiac populations.

• Advanced Structural Heart & Interventional Care: Provide direct bedside management for post-procedural patients following Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR), Watchman device implants, MitralClip procedures, cardiac catheterizations, and post-op CABG (greater than 3 days post-op following CVICU transfer).
• Vascular Access & Hemostasis Management: Demonstrate expert competency in groin management, sheath removal, TR Band management, radial/femoral insertion site assessments, and immediate intervention for vascular complications or hematomas.
• Cardiac Vasoactive & Continuous Infusions: Administer and monitor flat-rate cardiac drips and IV/PO cardiovascular agents, including Cardizem, Amiodarone, Dobutamine, Lidocaine, Milrinone, Heparin, continuous Insulin, and anticoagulants.
• Acuity & Rhythm Management: Continuous telemetry monitoring and management for Acute Coronary Syndrome (NSTEMI, STEMI), complex dysrhythmias, Congestive Heart Failure (CHF), chest pain, Pulmonary Embolism (PE), sepsis, pneumonia, stroke, and observation status patients.

Department & Facility Details

• Department Setting: Med Surg ST 3 / Cardiac Telemetry Stepdown (Department 020103008).

• Facility Footprint: UHS Wilson Medical Center flagship acute care hospital.