Stepdown Travel Nurse

This Stepdown travel nurse position in Birmingham, Alabama, with Advantis Medical is a 13-week Travel Stepdown Registered Nurse (RN) contract at UAB St. Vincent's - East. This role pays $1,965 per week and follows a Variable shift with a 3x12 schedule. In this Stepdown travel nursing role, you will provide progressive care in a hospital setting, assess and monitor patient conditions, support urgent interventions, document care accurately, and collaborate with physicians and the clinical care team during fast-moving patient situations. Advantis Medical supports travel clinicians with streamlined credentialing to help with fast start dates, free license support and renewals, and Day 1 benefits.

Responsibilities

• Manage higher-acuity patients stepping down from intensive care who require close monitoring
• Monitor continuous telemetry and hemodynamic status, recognizing and escalating changes promptly
• Administer medications and IV therapy, including titratable drips approved for the unit, per facility protocol
• Care for patients on high-flow oxygen and non-invasive ventilation when assigned

Travel Nursing Requirements:

• 2+ years of recent Stepdown nursing experience
• Active Alabama RN License

UAB St. Vincent's East - Birmingham, AL UAB St. Vincent's East is an acute care hospital northeast of Birmingham, near Trussville, with emergency, medical and surgical services.

• The hospital emergency department cares for adults and children with severe illness or injury, with on-site CT, ultrasound and access to cardiac, stroke and surgical specialists.
• Medical-surgical care includes patients with pneumonia, COPD, stroke, diverticulitis, cardiovascular disease and blood-glucose or blood-pressure disorders.
• The medical ICU treats adults and older patients with complex medical needs. The hospital also has a cardiovascular ICU.
• Operative services include orthopedic, cardiac, gastrointestinal and urologic surgery, alongside the hospital's bariatric and thoracic surgery programs.
• The affiliated East Cancer Treatment Center combines medical, surgical and radiation oncology, including chemotherapy, immunotherapy, targeted drugs and stereotactic radiation treatments.