Registered Nurse Cardiac Stepdown

Job Title

Registered Nurse – Cardiac Stepdown

Location

Seneca, SC

Schedule / Job Type

Contract | Nights | 4x12-Hour Shifts | 19:00–07:30 | Every Other Weekend Required

Key Responsibilities

• Provide acute nursing care to adult patients in observation status and inpatient overflow, including those presenting with chest pain, acute coronary syndrome, cardiac arrhythmias, heart failure, CVA/TIA, stroke workup, pneumonia, COPD, sepsis, and GI bleed
• Perform and interpret cardiac and telemetry monitoring, pulse oximetry monitoring, and comprehensive patient assessments
• Administer Level 3 continuous intravenous infusions and Level 3 IV push medications per facility policy
• Coordinate testing and procedures including TEE, thoracentesis, paracentesis, permanent pacemaker pacing, and negative pressure isolation (AFB)
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and specialty services — including cardiology, general surgery, orthopedics, and neurology — to develop and execute patient-specific plans of care
• Float to like units within the facility or nearby campuses as needed based on census

Required Qualifications

• Active South Carolina Registered Nurse (RN) license
• Current ACLS, BLS, and NIHSS certifications
• Minimum of 1 year of recent experience in a Cardiac Stepdown or equivalent unit
• Minimum of 1 year of experience with EPIC EMR
• Proficiency with Pyxis and/or Omnicell medication dispensing systems

Preferred Experience / Skills

• Experience caring for patients requiring telemetry monitoring and permanent pacemaker management
• Prior travel nursing experience; first-time travelers with strong relevant experience will be considered

Why Join Us

• Reimbursement available for pre-assignment orientation modules (up to 16 hours) completed prior to contract start
• Opportunity to work in a dynamic stepdown environment managing a diverse and clinically complex adult patient population