Travel Nurse RN - Stepdown

Malone Healthcare - Nursing is seeking a travel nurse RN Stepdown for a travel nursing job in Newburgh, Indiana.

• Specialty:
  Stepdown
• Discipline:
  RN
• Start Date:
  
  03/31/2026
• Duration:
  13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift:
  12 hours, days, nights
• Employment Type:
  
  Travel

Internal Job Description

Stepdown - Days
NO LOCAL CANIDATES (40 MILE RADIUS RULE)
Contract Length: 13 weeks
Start: 2/9 or 2/23 - Bi-weekly orientation
Guaranteed hours: 36 (will accept 48s upon request)

* OT will go into effect after 52hrs on 48hr contracts
Primary location:
Gateway
Shift Requirement: 12hr Days 6:30-7
Float Requirement:
First to float within skillset. Deaconess Midtown (IN) campus (8 miles apart) & potential to float to Deaconess Henderson (KY 11 miles). 2 HR notice given for cross campus float. Mid-shift float within same campus. Cross campus mid-shift float is unlikely but possible.
On Call/Call Back Requirement: N/A
Weekend/Holiday Requirement:
Three weekends out of every six week schedule. Every other holiday.
Required Certs to be attached upon submittal:
Must have current active compact license. AHA BLS, AHA ACLS and NIHSS.

Minimum Experience

REQUIRED:

2 years RN experience, 1 full year of stepdown experience, 1 travel assignment, trauma level II experience.
Charting

Experience:

Recent EPIC experience required (will be required to do a checkoff class)
Patient Population:
Cardiac (post cath stents/interventions, pacers), CIWA/BH, Sepsis, DKA, CVA, CPAP, feeding tubes, crani POD 2, GI bleeds, hypothermic/bear hugger.
Skillset:
REQUIRED
- Tele/12-lead EKG interpretation (TRAVELERS REQUIRED TO PASS TELE TESTS), Initiate/titrate drips (antiarrhythmics, Heparin, Insulin, etc.). Post surgical assessment/care. NIHSS/Neuro assessments/dysphagia screen.
PREFFERED
- Stable home vents, Pleur

X drain/pericardial drains, lumber drains, VP shunts, Narcan drips. Must have strong assessment and critical thinking skills!
Hard worker, resilient and manages change well, social candidates.

Unit Information: 16 beds;
Ratio:
Days 1:3-4; NOCs 1:3-4 (1:5 for M/S). CN takes 1:2 patient assignment.
Unit Strengths:
Fantastic CNA support, very helpful charge nurses, great teamwork.
Scrub Colors:
Navy blue scrubs - No competing health systems or agency logos

* 3 call-ins can result in termination
* *** Teaching hospital, may require precepting of students & new-hires ***

With a commitment to providing a higher standard of service and experience in patient care, Malone Healthcare places expert nurses and allied health professionals in rewarding careers throughout the United States. As a leading healthcare staffing agency, Malone’s focus on compliance and integrity translates to a seamless experience for our team members and partner facilities. When you work with Malone Healthcare, you can rely on over 50 years of proven experience placing exceptional professionals in quality healthcare settings.

• Weekly pay
• Holiday Pay
• Guaranteed Hours
• Continuing Education
• 401k retirement plan
• Pet insurance
• Referral bonus
• Medical benefits
• Dental benefits
• Vision benefits
• License and certification reimbursement
• Life insurance