Stepdown Travel Nurse

This Stepdown travel nurse position in Columbus, Ohio, with Advantis Medical is a 16-week Travel Stepdown Registered Nurse (RN) contract at OSU James Hospital. This role pays $2,170 per week and follows a Rotating 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 Ohio RN License

The James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute - Columbus, OH The James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute is the patient-care hospital in Ohio State's academic cancer program. It combines cancer treatment, research and teaching and holds ANCC Magnet recognition.

• Hematology services include acute leukemia care, blood and marrow transplantation and cellular therapies for blood cancers such as leukemia, lymphoma and multiple myeloma.
• Cancer surgery includes liver and pancreatic resections, breast and sarcoma procedures, robotic surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC).
• A combined surgical and neurocritical care unit adds intensive care to the hospital's cancer-focused medical and surgical setting.
• Oncology infusion and radiation oncology are located within the hospital, alongside disease-focused services such as the head and neck cancer clinic.
• Acute oncology rehabilitation supports hospitalized patients after surgery or other cancer treatment, addressing recovery needs while planning ongoing rehabilitation beyond the hospital stay.