Travel Step down RN - Make $2,138 to $2,368/week (Job #3426290)

Aya Healthcare, Inc.; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 97,000 - 108,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Premium benefits

401(k) match

Housing stipend

CEU access

Job summary

Aya Healthcare has an immediate opening for a Step-down Registered Nurse in Saint Louis, MO. The role focuses on step-down, telemetry, and critical care patient management in a high-acuity acute care hospital setting.

The position offers a 13-week assignment with dayshift, Epic charting, and competitive weekly pay. Start date is 10/19/2026, with comprehensive benefits and licensure support where applicable.

Qualifications

• MO license or compact license required.
• 2+ years RN experience in acute care.
• ACLS and BLS required; NIHSS preferred.

Skills

Arterial line management

Cardiac Telemetry

Central line care

Chest tubes

PICC line management

Ventilated patient care

IV insulin protocols

Wound care

Telemetry monitoring

Education

ACLS

BLS

NIHSS

Tools

Epic

Job description

Aya Healthcare has an immediate opening for the following position: Step down Registered Nurse in Saint Louis, MO.

We'll work with you to build the healthcare career of your dreams. Whether you want a job close to home or across the country, we've got you.

Job Details

• Profession: Registered Nurse
• Pay: $2138 to $2368 weekly
• Assignment Length: 13 weeks
• Shift: Days
• Schedule: 3, 12-Hour 07:00 - 19:30
• Openings: 1
• Start Date: 10/19/2026
• Charting System: Epic

Requirements

• Experience: 2
• Required Certifications & Skills
  • Skills: Arterial line management, BiPAP/CPAP management, Blood Product Administration, Cardiac Telemetry, Care of Ventilated Patient, Central line care/management, Chest tubes-Emerson/PleurEvac, Continuous Bladder Irrigation (CBI), CVA (Cerebrovascular Accident), Feeding tube care and management, Heparin Protocols, High Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC), Interpretation of dysrhythmias, Isolation Precautions/PPE, IV insulin protocols, Lumbar drains, Manage Cardiac drips- no titration, Manage Vasoactive drips-no titration, Management of dysrhythmias, Pacemakers/Temporary/Permanent, Spinal cord injury, Wound Care/Wound Vac, MS/Tele, Nasal Cannula, Non-invasive airway management, Ortho trauma, Oxygen administration, Oxygen tanks, PCA, PCU/DOU/IMC/Stepdown, Peripheral Line Care/Management, Phlebotomy, PICC line management, Post Cardiac Angiogram, Post MI, Pre/Post Cardiac Cath, Pre/Post Hemodialysis Management, Pre/Post neurosurgery, Renal failure, Seizure disorders, Skin grafts, Starting and maintaining IVs, Substance Withdrawal, Surgical drains, Telemetry, Telemetry - on the unit monitoring, Thrombolytic Agents, Titrate Cardiac drips, Titrate Vasoactive drips, Total joint replacement, TR Band, Tracheostomy care/management, Traumatic Brain injury, Use of Rapid Response/Code teams
  • Certifications: ACLS, BLS, NIHSS
• Licensure: MO License or Compact License. Quick License State (Application process takes 2 weeks or less!)
• Travel Experience Required: Yes
• Previous Charge Nurse Experience: Preferred

Facility & Unit Information

• Facility Type: Acute Care Hospital
• Compact License Accepted: Yes
• Charting Experience: Yes
• Magnet Facility: 1
• Facility Bed Count: 256
• Patient Ratios
  • Nights: 3
  • Weekends: 3

• Exceptional benefits, including premium medical, dental, vision and life insurance beginning day one of your assignment. Want to take time off? Keep insurance coverage for up to 24 Days between assignments.
• A generous 401(k) match.
• Paid company housing (we'll help you bring your pets along, too!) or a generous housing stipend, if eligible.
• Paid sick time in accordance with all applicable state, federal, and local laws. Aya's general sick leave policy is that employees accrue one hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours worked. However, to the extent any provisions of the statement above conflict with any applicable paid sick leave laws, the applicable paid sick leave laws are controlling.
• Access to unlimited continuing education units online.
• Licensure, relocation and other reimbursements, when applicable.
• Pay listed above includes taxable wages and tax-free expense reimbursements.

Aya is an Equal Employment Opportunity ("EEO") Employer and welcomes all to apply.