Cardiac Stepdown | RN | 13-Week Travel Contract – Uniontown, PA

Cardiac Stepdown Registered Nurse (RN) Travel Contract – Uniontown, PA

Cardiac Stepdown Travel RN opportunity in Uniontown, Pennsylvania, offering high-acuity telemetry nursing care, competitive weekly pay, and a 13-week acute-care contract.

Provide specialized nursing care to patients transitioning from intensive care or managing complex cardiac conditions. You’ll join a collaborative acute-care team caring for patients with dysrhythmias, CVAs, and a broad range of medical-surgical diagnoses in a 28-bed, private-room cardiac stepdown and intermediate-care setting.

Travel RN Job Details

• Location: Uniontown, Pennsylvania
• Weekly Estimated Pay: $2,070–$2,180
• Assignment Type: 13-week travel nursing contract
• Start Date: November 16, 2026
• End Date: February 15, 2027
• Healthcare Setting: Acute-care cardiac stepdown / IMCU with telemetry
• Schedule: Three 12-hour day shifts per week, 7:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m.
• Guaranteed Hours: 36 hours per week
• Weekend Requirement: Every other weekend, including Saturday and Sunday
• Holiday Requirement: One major holiday—Christmas or New Year’s—during the assignment
• Patient Ratio: Typically 1:4–5, with ratios up to 1:6 for lower-acuity medical-surgical patients
• Orientation: Two shifts with a preceptor
• Electronic Health Record: Epic

Cardiac Stepdown RN Job Requirements

• Current Registered Nurse (RN) license in Pennsylvania or eligibility for Pennsylvania licensure
• At least 1 year of acute-care RN experience; cardiac stepdown, progressive care, IMCU, telemetry, or ICU experience is strongly preferred
• Current BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS certifications
• Ability to read and interpret cardiac rhythm strips and telemetry monitoring
• Recent experience caring for patients requiring telemetry, BiPAP, CPAP, and high-flow oxygen
• Ability to safely titrate Cardizem, nitroglycerin, dopamine, dobutamine, and heparin infusions
• Unexpired driver’s license required at submission
• Willingness to provide helping-hands support in the ICU when needed

Cardiac Stepdown RN Responsibilities

• Deliver comprehensive nursing care to cardiac stepdown, progressive-care, and intermediate-care patients
• Monitor and respond to dysrhythmias, neurologic changes, cardiac events, and other acute-care conditions
• Interpret telemetry rhythms and promptly communicate significant changes to the care team
• Administer and titrate cardiac and anticoagulant infusions according to orders and established protocols
• Provide care for patients receiving BiPAP, CPAP, and high-flow oxygen therapy
• Perform patient assessments, medication administration, care planning, patient education, and accurate electronic documentation
• Collaborate with hospitalists, intensivists, respiratory therapists, pharmacy, nursing assistants, and other members of the interdisciplinary healthcare team
• Support safe patient transitions from the ICU and coordinate ongoing care for medically complex patients
• Float to the ICU in a helping-hands capacity when operational needs require

Why You’ll Enjoy This Pennsylvania Travel Nursing Assignment

Uniontown offers a welcoming Pennsylvania community in the scenic Laurel Highlands, combining small-town character with access to outdoor recreation, historic sites, and regional attractions. This travel RN assignment is an excellent opportunity to expand your cardiac, telemetry, and progressive-care expertise while working with an experienced team in a supportive acute-care environment.

Apply now for this Cardiac Stepdown RN travel contract in Uniontown, Pennsylvania.

Benefits

401K with Matching, Healthcare, Dental and Vision

Equal Opportunity

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity across our organization. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.