Travel - Step Down - Nurse

Travel - Step Down - Nurse Job - $2,148/wk - $2,340/wk

Join Aya Healthcare as a Step Down Registered Nurse in Saint Joseph, MO. This travel role offers a competitive weekly pay of $2,148.52 to $2,340.04, a 13‑week assignment, days shift (07:00‑19:00) with 3 shifts of 12 hours each, and starts on 02/10/2026. Charting is done in Epic and you’ll work in an acute care hospital setting.

• Profession:
  Registered Nurse
• Pay: $2,148.52 – $2,340.04 per week
• Assignment Length: 13 weeks
• Shift: Days
• Schedule:
  
  Three 12‑hour shifts, 07:00 – 19:00
• Openings: 1
• Start Date:
  
  02/10/2026
• Charting System:
  Epic

• Experience:
  
  1 year
• Skills:
  
  MS/Tele, Med/Surg, Telemetry (unit & remote monitoring), interpretation & management of dysrhythmias, rapid response/code team use, IV insulin protocols, colostomy care, feeding tube care, continuous bladder irrigation, renal failure, blood product administration, peripheral/IV care (PICC, starting IVs, heparin, insulin, PCA), surgical drains, chest tubes (Emerson/Pleur Evac), CPAP/BiPAP, high flow nasal cannula, interpretation of ABGs, nasal cannula, non‑invasive airway management, oral suctioning, oxygen administration/tanks, tracheostomy care, isolation precautions, wound care/wound vac.
• Certifications:
  
  CPI, NIHSS, ACLS, BLS
• Licensure:
  Missouri license or Compact license (Quick License State application < 2 weeks)
• Previous Charge Nurse
  
  Experience:
  
  None

• Facility Type:
  Acute Care Hospital
• Compact License Accepted:
  Yes
• Charting
  
  Experience:
  
  Yes
• Facility Bed Count: 353
• Patient Ratios
• Days: 5
• Nights: 6
• Weekends: [no data]

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• Exceptional benefits, including premium medical, dental, vision and life insurance beginning day one; coverage continues for up to 24 days between assignments.
• Generous 401(k) match.
• Paid company housing or housing stipend when eligible (pets welcome).
• Paid sick time per state, federal, local laws; accrual rate of one hour per 30 hours worked.
• Unlimited continuing education units online.
• Licensure, relocation, and other reimbursements when applicable.
• Pay includes taxable wages and tax‑free expense reimbursements.

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