Travel Nurse RN - Stepdown (High Salary)

Company: iDEAL Hire
Location: Albuquerque
Posted on: July 12, 2025

Job Description:

Job Description iDEAL Hire is seeking a travel nurse RN Stepdown for a travel nursing job in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Job Description & Requirements - Specialty: Stepdown - Discipline: RN - Start Date: 07/28/2025 - Duration: 13 weeks - 36 hours per week - Shift: 12 hours, days - Employment Type: Travel Position Details - Duration: Minimum 13 weeks - Start Date: ASAP - Shift: Monday–Friday, 9:00 AM–5:00 PM (based on prior SRHS context; specific shift details to be confirmed) - Guaranteed Hours: Based on hours signed (based on prior SRHS context; specific hours to be confirmed) - Floating Between Units: No (based on prior SRHS context; to be confirmed) - On-Call Required: No (based on prior SRHS context; to be confirmed) - Weekends Required: No (based on prior SRHS context; to be confirmed) - Block Schedules Required: No (based on prior SRHS context; to be confirmed) - Expected Ratios: Not specified (18 bed telemetry/progressive care unit) Job Summary - Utilize the nursing process to provide direct patient care to an assigned group during a shift. - Ensure safe, effective, patient-centered, timely, efficient, and equitable care. - Assess, plan, implement, evaluate, and document patient needs, actions, and responses. - Coordinate patient care with patients, families, and the healthcare team. - Initiate and document appropriate protocols and standards of care. - Administer medications and treatments per physician orders or protocols, documenting per policy. - Identify and meet patient/family learning and discharge needs from admission through care episode. - Supervise LPNs and non-licensed assistive personnel clinically. Required Skills & Experience - Experience: Minimum 2 years in an 18 bed telemetry/progressive care unit. - Travel Experience: Must have completed at least one 13-week travel assignment. - Skills: Team player, flexible, accustomed to fast-paced environments. - Testing: Must pass a Basic Cardiac Arrhythmia (BCA) test onsite during the first week: - One re-test opportunity if failed; a second failure results in contract cancellation with applicable fees. Preferred Skills & Experience - Epic EMR experience preferred. Required Education - One of the following: - Associate’s Degree in Nursing (ADN) - Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) Required Certifications & Licensure - Licenses: State of New Mexico or Compact State Nursing License - Certifications: - BLS (American Heart Association, American Health and Safety, or American Red Cross) - ACLS (American Heart Association, American Health and Safety, or American Red Cross) - NIHSS - Basic Cardiac Arrhythmia/Dysrhythmia Assessment (BCA) exam (must pass prior to or during first week) - Pending License: Yes, but must be obtained prior to starting (based on prior SRHS context) Candidate Requirements - First-Timers Accepted: No (based on requirement for prior travel assignment) - Locals Accepted: No (based on prior SRHS context) - Local Radius Rule: Must reside 75 miles or more from the facility (based on prior SRHS context) - RTO Restrictions: All RTO must be included in initial submission; post-submission RTO requests will not be considered (based on prior SRHS context) - Vaccination Requirements: - COVID-19 Vaccination: Required, or declination on file (per federal mandate, based on prior SRHS context) - Flu Vaccination: Required, or declination on file (based on prior SRHS context) - Attendance Policy: Missing more than two shifts per 13-week contract without reasonable explanation (subject to facility discretion) may result in contract cancellation (based on prior SRHS context) Hospital Highlights - Facility: Not specified (likely Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System or similar, based on prior context) - Type: Short Term Acute Care, Level II Trauma (based on prior SRHS context) - Total Staffed Beds: 209 (based on prior SRHS context) - Teaching Hospital: Yes (based on prior SRHS context) - Scrub Color: Any color; provided in sterile units (e.g., ICU) (based on prior context) - Charting System: Epic - Parking Cost: No fee (based on prior SRHS context) About iDEAL Hire iDeal Travel Staffing is dedicated to working with the best of the best in travel healthcare. The iDeal Travel experience involves layers of support from the industry's most experienced team. Benefits to Traveling with iDEALHire: - Dedicated Recruiter - Dedicated Compliance Member - Mileage reimbursement - Weekly pay - Referral bonus - Benefits Start on Day 1 - Medical benefits - Dental Benefits - Vision benefits - Holiday Pay - Guaranteed Hours - License and certification reimbursement - Immunization coverage - Monitoring Credentials Benefits - Mileage reimbursement - Holiday Pay - Guaranteed Hours - License and certification reimbursement - Weekly pay - Benefits start day 1 - Referral bonus - Vision benefits - Dental benefits

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