Description
Talent4Health is seeking a travel nurse RN Cardiac Stepdown for a travel nursing job in Cheyenne, Wyoming.
Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty: Cardiac Stepdown
- Discipline: RN
- Start Date: 08/11/2026
- Duration: 13 weeks
- 36 hours per week
- Shift: 12 hours, nights
- Employment Type: Travel
Cardiac Stepdown RN 1 year exp
Required Certifications
ACLS, BLS Certification RN WY/compact license
Cardiac Stepdown Unit Notes
General Information
- Paperwork Due: Wednesday at 12:00 PM MST the week before the assignment starts.
- Permanent Address Requirement: Must be at least 25 miles from the facility.
Unit Details
- Beds: 24
- Nurse-to-Patient Ratios:
- Days: 1:4
- Nights: 1:4–5
Required Certifications
- BLS
- ACLS
- NIHSS (preferred)
Patient Population / Common Diagnoses
- Pre/post cardiac procedures
- Heart catheterizations (femoral & radial)
- Cardioversions (performed on the floor)
- Cardiothoracic surgery patients
- Post-thoracotomy (directly from PACU)
- CABG patients (24 hours post-op)
- Post-PCI patients
- Coronary stents
- Vascular procedures
- NSTEMI
- Tracheostomy patients
- Home ventilator patients
- Tracheostomy patients requiring BiPAP/CPAP
- Chest tubes
- Note: Pacer wires are typically removed in the ICU.
Required Experience / Must-Have Skills
Candidates should have experience with:
- Pre/post heart catheterization patients
- Coronary stents
- Pacemakers
- ICDs
- CABG (pre/post-op)
- Vascular surgery (pre/post-op)
Preference: Strong cardiac stepdown experience rather than general telemetry experience.
IV Drips
RN Titration:
- Some drips are titratable; some are not.
- Non-titratable: Dobutamine, Dopamine
- Common drips:
- Cardizem
- Amiodarone
- Dopamine
- Nitroglycerin
- Dobutamine
- Integrilin
Telemetry
- Monitor technicians perform:
- Continuous monitoring
- Rhythm interpretation
- Measurements
- Documentation
- Travelers are not required to be telemetry experts or interpret their own strips.
Leadership
- Charge Nurse:
- Days: No patient assignment
- Nights: Carries 1–2 patients
- Rapid Response (ARR) Nurse: Available
Support Staff
Nurse Aides
- Days: 1:8
- Nights: 1:12
Respiratory Equipment
- BiPAP
- CPAP
- Home ventilators
- Home ventilator experience is not required.
Scheduling
- Shift: 6:45 AM–6:45 PM / 6:45 PM–6:45 AM (12-hour shifts)
- Self-scheduling available
- Block scheduling allowed (more common on nights)
Weekend Requirements
- Every other weekend or
- Four weekend shifts per month
- Flexible for both day and night shifts
Holiday Requirements
Rotating coverage for six major holidays:
- New Year's Day
- Memorial Day
- Fourth of July
- Labor Day
- Thanksgiving
- Christmas
Call Requirement
- None
Floating
- May float according to the same rotation as permanent staff.
Dress Code
- Navy blue scrubs
Orientation
- 2–3 shifts
About Talent4Health
A leader and innovator, offering comprehensive talent solutions for the healthcare industry across the nation. Talent4Health, based in Wilmington, DE is a one stop solution that offers access to an inclusive network of excellent healthcare professionals through its state-of-the-art recruitment strategies and extensive career opportunities. We have successfully placed over 3000 plus clinicians with the topmost healthcare facilities across 50 states in the US.
With countless prestigious clients under our umbrella, backed up by passionate and hard-working recruiters, we are a team you have been looking for!
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