Stepdown Travel Nurse

Advantis Medical Staffing; Milwaukee (WI); On-site; USD 58,000 - 97,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

License support

Day 1 benefits

Fast credentialing

Job summary

Advantis Medical Staffing seeks a Travel Stepdown RN for a 13-week contract at Ascension Columbia St. Mary’s Hospital in Milwaukee, WI.

The role is a Days shift with a 3x12 schedule, paying $2,127 per week and focusing on progressive care, monitoring, and collaboration with physicians. Responsibilities include managing high-acuity stepdown patients, telemetry monitoring, medication administration, and supporting urgent interventions in fast-paced situations.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of recent Stepdown nursing experience.
• Active Wisconsin RN License.

Responsibilities

• Manage higher-acuity patients stepping down from intensive care who require close monitoring
• Monitor continuous telemetry and hemodynamic status, recognizing and escalating changes promptly
• Administer medications and IV therapy, including titratable drips approved for the unit, per facility protocol
• Care for patients on high-flow oxygen and non-invasive ventilation when assigned

Skills

Stepdown nursing

Telemetry monitoring

Patient assessment

Communication

Education

Wisconsin RN License

Tools

Cerner EMR

Job description

This Stepdown travel nurse position in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with Advantis Medical is a 13-week Travel Stepdown Registered Nurse (RN) contract at Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Milwaukee. This role pays $2,127 per week and follows a Days shift with a 3x12 schedule.

In this Stepdown travel nursing role, you will provide progressive care in a hospital setting, assess and monitor patient conditions, support urgent interventions, document care accurately, and collaborate with physicians and the clinical care team during fast-moving patient situations.

Advantis Medical supports travel clinicians with streamlined credentialing to help with fast start dates, free license support and renewals, and Day 1 benefits.

Responsibilities

• Manage higher-acuity patients stepping down from intensive care who require close monitoring
• Monitor continuous telemetry and hemodynamic status, recognizing and escalating changes promptly
• Administer medications and IV therapy, including titratable drips approved for the unit, per facility protocol
• Care for patients on high-flow oxygen and non-invasive ventilation when assigned

Travel Nursing Requirements:

• 2+ years of recent Stepdown nursing experience
• Active Wisconsin RN License

Ascension Columbia St. Mary's — Milwaukee, WI

Ascension Columbia St. Mary's – Milwaukee is a faith-based, full-service tertiary‑care hospital and a complex‑care referral campus for Ascension Wisconsin.

• Tertiary‑care referral hospital for Ascension Wisconsin's most complex cases across Southeast Wisconsin
• Comprehensive Stroke Center (Joint Commission) and a Regional Burn Center — the only verified burn center in the region
• Level IV Trauma Center with a 24/7 emergency department
• Dedicated Women's Medical Center for maternity and birthing care
• U.S. News Best Regional Hospital (2025–26), ranked #4 in Milwaukee — high performing in 9 adult procedures and conditions, with particular strength in cardiac‑care
• Cerner (Oracle Health) EMR