Overview
Registered Nurse, Stepdown, travel assignment in Boston, Massachusetts. Start date 11/02/2026 for a 13-week assignment. Weekly pay range $2,580–$2,751 per week, with guaranteed hours of 36 per week. Shift is 12 hours, rotating day and night (7:00 a.m.–7:30 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.–7:30 a.m.), with every-other weekend and holiday coverage. Work setting is a hospital-based step-down unit caring for postoperative and intermediate-care patients in a 38-bed unit.

Key Highlights
- Weekly pay: $2,580–$2,751 per week (local rate available within 50 miles; local rate is $10 less than posted)
- Guaranteed hours: 36 per week
- Contract duration: 13 weeks
- Shift: 12-hour day/night rotations; 7:00 a.m.–7:30 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.–7:30 a.m.; every-other weekend/holiday
- Start date: 11/02/2026
- Setting: Hospital step-down/IMCU unit with postoperative and intermediate-care patients

Responsibilities
- Provide direct bedside nursing care to postoperative and intermediate-care patients on the step-down unit, including cardiothoracic, vascular, neurosurgery, trauma, and transplant cases
- Monitor telemetry and vital signs; read and interpret rhythm strips; respond promptly to rhythm changes and alarms
- Administer medications and therapies per orders, utilizing automated medication dispensing systems and ensuring accurate documentation
- Collaborate with surgeons, anesthesia, PACU, ICU/step-down teammates, case management, and ancillary staff to develop and adjust patient care plans; participate in timely handoffs
- Support patient safety and comfort within unit ratios (approximately 1:3 to 1:4/1:4-5 for Med/Surg patients) and assist with patient transfers from PACU/SICU as needed
- Document thoroughly in the medical record; participate in rounds and provide patient and family education

Requirements
- 2+ years of recent acute care experience
- Must have surgical step-down experience at a Level 1 trauma center; IMCU/Stepdown experience required
- Ability to independently read and interpret telemetry rhythm strips
- ACLS certification
- Experience with automated medication dispensing systems
- More than 1 prior travel assignment (2+ preferred)

Benefits and Support
- Benefits and support information not specified in the posting

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Please note: Pay rates and guaranteed hours are estimates and may vary. Final compensation packages and confirmed hours will be discussed during the hiring process.