Travel Registered Nurse — Stepdown

Job overview

The Travel Registered Nurse — Stepdown role is onsite in Boston, MA, for a 13-week assignment starting November 2, 2026. The stated weekly pay range is $2,580–$2,751, with 36 guaranteed hours per week. The role supports a hospital-based 38-bed step-down unit caring for postoperative and intermediate-care patients.

What you'll do

• Provide bedside nursing care for postoperative and intermediate-care patients, including cardiothoracic, vascular, neurosurgery, trauma, and transplant cases.
• Monitor telemetry and vital signs, interpret rhythm strips, administer ordered medications and therapies, document care, participate in rounds and handoffs, educate patients and families, and coordinate care with clinical and ancillary teams.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

travel registered nurse

stepdown

boston ma

$2,580–$2,751 per week

36 guaranteed hours

13-week assignment

12-hour rotating day/night

every-other weekend

holiday coverage

telemetry

acls

level 1 trauma center

healthforce

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Why this role

Requires surgical step-down experience at a Level 1 trauma center, independent telemetry rhythm-strip interpretation, ACLS certification, and experience with automated medication dispensing systems. The posting requests 2+ years of recent acute care experience and more than one prior travel assignment.

About the employer

Healthforce is hiring for this role. Industry: Home Health Care Services. Sector: 62.