Travel Registered Nurse Stepdown Job

Healthforce; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 117,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Healthforce is seeking a Registered Nurse for a travel assignment in Boston, MA. The 13-week role is in a hospital-based step-down unit with 38 beds, performing 12-hour shifts (7:00 a.m.–7:30 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.–7:30 a.m.), with every-other weekend/holiday coverage.

Start date 11/02/2026. The responsibilities include direct bedside care for postoperative and intermediate-care patients, telemetry monitoring, administering medications, and collaborating with surgeons and care teams to ensure safe

Qualifications

• 2+ years of recent acute care experience.
• Must have surgical step-down experience at a Level 1 trauma center; IMCU/Stepdown experience required.
• Ability to independently read and interpret telemetry rhythm strips.
• ACLS certification.
• Experience with automated medication dispensing systems.
• More than 1 prior travel assignment (2+ preferred).

Responsibilities

• Provide direct bedside nursing care to postoperative and intermediate-care patients on the step-down unit, including cardiothoracic, vascular, neurosurgery, trauma, and transplant cases.
• Monitor telemetry and vital signs; read and interpret rhythm strips; respond promptly to rhythm changes and alarms.
• Administer medications and therapies per orders, utilizing automated medication dispensing systems and ensuring accurate documentation.
• Collaborate with surgeons, anesthesia, PACU, ICU/step-down teammates, case management, and ancillary staff to develop and adjust patient care plans; participate in timely handoffs.
• Support patient safety and comfort within unit ratios (approximately 1:3 to 1:4/1:4-5 for Med/Surg patients) and assist with patient transfers from PACU/SICU as needed.
• Document thoroughly in the medical record; participate in rounds and provide patient and family education.

Skills

Acute Care

Telemetry Reading

ACLS Certified

Meds Dispensing Systems

Step-down ICU

Travel Nursing

Job description

Overview

Registered Nurse, Stepdown, travel assignment in Boston, Massachusetts. Start date 11/02/2026 for a 13-week assignment. Weekly pay range $2,580–$2,751 per week, with guaranteed hours of 36 per week. Shift is 12 hours, rotating day and night (7:00 a.m.–7:30 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.–7:30 a.m.), with every-other weekend and holiday coverage. Work setting is a hospital-based step-down unit caring for postoperative and intermediate-care patients in a 38-bed unit.

Key Highlights

• Weekly pay: $2,580–$2,751 per week (local rate available within 50 miles; local rate is $10 less than posted)
• Guaranteed hours: 36 per week
• Contract duration: 13 weeks
• Shift: 12-hour day/night rotations; 7:00 a.m.–7:30 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.–7:30 a.m.; every-other weekend/holiday
• Start date: 11/02/2026
• Setting: Hospital step-down/IMCU unit with postoperative and intermediate-care patients

Responsibilities

• Provide direct bedside nursing care to postoperative and intermediate-care patients on the step-down unit, including cardiothoracic, vascular, neurosurgery, trauma, and transplant cases
• Monitor telemetry and vital signs; read and interpret rhythm strips; respond promptly to rhythm changes and alarms
• Administer medications and therapies per orders, utilizing automated medication dispensing systems and ensuring accurate documentation
• Collaborate with surgeons, anesthesia, PACU, ICU/step-down teammates, case management, and ancillary staff to develop and adjust patient care plans; participate in timely handoffs
• Support patient safety and comfort within unit ratios (approximately 1:3 to 1:4/1:4-5 for Med/Surg patients) and assist with patient transfers from PACU/SICU as needed
• Document thoroughly in the medical record; participate in rounds and provide patient and family education

Requirements

• 2+ years of recent acute care experience
• Must have surgical step-down experience at a Level 1 trauma center; IMCU/Stepdown experience required
• Ability to independently read and interpret telemetry rhythm strips
• ACLS certification
• Experience with automated medication dispensing systems
• More than 1 prior travel assignment (2+ preferred)

Benefits and Support

• Benefits and support information not specified in the posting

Please note

Please note: Pay rates and guaranteed hours are estimates and may vary. Final compensation packages and confirmed hours will be discussed during the hiring process.