Job Description
PRIDE Health is seeking a travel nurse RN Stepdown for a travel nursing job in New York, New York.
Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty: Stepdown
- Discipline: RN
- Duration: 13 weeks
- 40 hours per week
- Shift: 12 hours, days, nights
- Employment Type: Travel
Job Title: Registered Nurse (RN) – Stepdown
Location: New York, NY
Shift: Day or Night | 3x12s | 7AM-7:30PM | 7:00 PM – 7:30 AM
Every Other Weekend (EOW) is Required
Position Overview:
We are seeking a dedicated and experienced Registered Nurse (RN) to join our Stepdown Unit, where you will provide safe, evidence-based, and compassionate care to patients transitioning from critical care. As a Clinical Nurse, you will be part of an interdisciplinary team delivering high-quality patient care rooted in the principles of Relationship Centered Care. Your role will encompass direct patient care, patient education, quality improvement, and collaboration with colleagues and families to support recovery and discharge planning.
Key Responsibilities:
Patient Care:
Deliver care based on nursing theory, research, and evidence-based practice.
Apply critical thinking in patient assessments, planning, interventions, and evaluations.
Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams in developing and managing care plans.
Educate patients and families on care plans, transitions, and health promotion.
Delegate appropriately and manage workflow efficiently within the Modified Primary Nursing model.
Patient Experience:
Foster therapeutic relationships with patients and families.
Utilize Mount Sinai’s Relationship Centered Care practices (e.g., bedside shift report, medication review).
Listen actively and show empathy, compassion, and respect.
Conduct Purposeful Hourly Rounding (PHR) and provide exceptional service recovery when needed.
Quality & Safety:
Practice within all hospital safety and infection control protocols.
Escalate safety concerns appropriately and follow high reliability safety practices.
Participate in quality improvement projects and nursing research initiatives.
Document accurately and thoroughly using institutional systems (EPIC preferred).
Operations:
Act as charge nurse as needed.
Ensure appropriate use of supplies and escalate staffing or inventory concerns.
Promote cost-effective care and patient throughput.
Professional Development:
Contribute to a positive work environment that supports professional growth.
Engage in ongoing education and evidence-based practice activities.
Participate in shared governance, councils, and committees.
Demonstrate professional ethics, leadership, and a spirit of inquiry.
Requirements:
BSN/ADN
Registered Nurse (RN) – New York State, in good standing (required upon hire)
BLS (American Heart Association – required)
ACLS (American Heart Association – required)
Minimum 2 years RN experience required
2 years in cardiology, telemetry, or VAD care preferred
1 year of travel RN experience (for travel positions only)
EPIC EMR experience highly preferred
Pride Health offers eligible employee’s comprehensive healthcare coverage (medical, dental, and vision plans), supplemental coverage (accident insurance, critical illness insurance and hospital indemnity), 401(k)-retirement savings, life & disability insurance, an employee assistance program, legal support, auto ,home insurance, pet insurance, and employee discounts with preferred vendors.
Job Title: Registered Nurse (RN) – Stepdown\nLocation: New York, NY\nShift: Day or Night | 3x12s | 7AM-7:30PM | 7:00 PM – 7:30 AM\nEvery Other Weekend (EOW) is Required\n\nTravel:\nLodging & Meal: $50/hr\nTotal: $2000/wk\n\nW2:\nHourly: $20\nGrand Total Weekly: $2800/wk\nAfter Tax: $2,600/wk\n
About PRIDE Health
PRIDE Health is the minority-owned healthcare recruitment division of Pride Global—an integrated human capital solutions and advisory firm. With our robust and abundant travel nursing and allied health employment options across the U.S., PRIDE Health will allow you to help change the way the world lives and heals as it connects you with the industry’s leading healthcare organizations.
Pride Global offers eligible employee’s comprehensive healthcare coverage (medical, dental, and vision plans), supplemental coverage (accident insurance, critical illness insurance and hospital indemnity), 401(k)-retirement savings, life & disability insurance, an employee assistance program, legal support, auto, home insurance, pet insurance, and employee discounts with preferred vendors.
Benefits
- Weekly pay
- Holiday Pay
- Guaranteed Hours
- 401k retirement plan
- Cancelation protection
- Referral bonus
- Medical benefits
- Dental benefits
- Vision benefits