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Cardiac Stepdown | Registered Nurse

GHR HealthcareSioux Falls, SDTravel
Agency
GHR Healthcare
Location
Sioux Falls, SD
Job type
Travel
Profession
Registered Nurse (RN)
Industry
Nursing & Healthcare
Posted
Oct 16, 2026

Pay breakdown

Hourly
$64.17
Weekly
$2,310
Yearly (full-time)
$120,120
Start date
October 19, 2026

This job pays about $64.17/hour — 71% above the median for Registered Nurse (RN) jobs in South Dakota ($37.53/hour). The total includes tax-free housing and meal stipends, which staff jobs don't pay, so take-home pay is usually higher than the hourly figure suggests.

Estimated from the weekly pay in the listing, 36 hours a week; yearly = 52 weeks. Median wage: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025.

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Job description

Cardiac Stepdown Registered Nurse (RN) – Travel Nursing Contract in Sioux Falls, SD

Position Overview

Cardiac Stepdown Registered Nurse (RN) travel nursing contract in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, for an experienced acute-care and telemetry nurse. Join a dedicated hospital team caring for stepdown patients while expanding your travel nursing experience. This opportunity is ideal for a cardiac-focused RN who is confident providing progressive care and collaborating across an acute-care setting. Sioux Falls offers a welcoming community with a vibrant downtown, scenic parks, and abundant opportunities to enjoy the outdoors.

Travel RN Job Details

  • Weekly Estimated Pay: $2,250–$2,370
  • Location: Sioux Falls, South Dakota
  • Healthcare Setting: Acute-care cardiac stepdown and progressive care unit
  • Contract Length: 13 weeks
  • Start Date: October 19, 2026
  • End Date: January 18, 2027
  • Schedule: 36 hours per week guaranteed
  • Shift: 12-hour nights or rotating 12-hour shifts
  • Weekend Requirement: Every other weekend, including Friday/Saturday/Sunday rotations, or straight weekend scheduling as assigned
  • Holiday Requirement: Every other holiday
  • Charting: EPIC electronic medical record
  • Dress Code: Navy blue scrubs

Cardiac Stepdown RN Job Requirements

  • Current Registered Nurse license eligible for practice in South Dakota
  • At least 1 year of recent RN experience in cardiac stepdown, telemetry, progressive care, or acute care
  • Strong cardiac nursing experience required
  • Critical care experience preferred due to potential floating assignments
  • Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
  • Current Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification
  • Recent EPIC experience required
  • Ability to work 12-hour night or rotating shifts, weekends, and holidays as scheduled

Cardiac Nursing Responsibilities

  • Provide comprehensive nursing care to patients recovering from cardiac conditions and procedures in a stepdown setting
  • Monitor cardiac rhythms, vital signs, clinical status, and changes in patient condition
  • Administer medications and treatments safely and accurately
  • Collaborate with physicians, advanced practice providers, therapists, and the interdisciplinary care team
  • Recognize and respond promptly to clinical deterioration or changes in cardiac status
  • Document assessments, interventions, and patient outcomes accurately in EPIC
  • Support safe patient transitions through education, care coordination, and discharge planning
  • Maintain flexibility to float to appropriate units when needed, using critical-care skills when applicable

Apply now for this Cardiac Stepdown RN travel nursing contract in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and join an experienced acute-care healthcare team.

Benefits

401K with Matching, Healthcare, Dental and Vision

Equal Opportunity

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity across our organization. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

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