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Care Team Solutions

Travel Step Down RN

Atlanta, GA · On-site

$2.4K/wk

Travel Registered Nurse must have 2+ years of recent experience in particular specialty Details ... Our credentialing experts will walk you through it step by step. We've talked to thousands of ...

LeaderStat

Travel Step Down RN

Atlanta, GA · On-site

LeaderStat is seeking a travel nurse RN Intermediate Care for a travel nursing job in Atlanta ... We're here to ensure your success every step of the way, providing continuous support throughout ...

Nightingale Nurses

Travel Step Down RN

Atlanta, GA · On-site

Nightingale Nurses is seeking a travel nurse RN Intermediate Care for a travel nursing job in Atlanta, Georgia. & Requirements * Specialty: Intermediate Care * Discipline: RN * Start Date: 09/21/2026

Care Team Solutions

Travel Step Down RN

Atlanta, GA · On-site

$2.4K/wk

Travel Registered Nurse must have 2+ years of recent experience in particular specialty Details ... Our credentialing experts will walk you through it step by step. We've talked to thousands of ...

Healthcare Support

Travel Step Down RN

Atlanta, GA · On-site

Healthcare Support is seeking a travel nurse RN Stepdown for a travel nursing job in Atlanta ... Your travel team will include a designated credentialing expert to help you navigate every step of ...

Healthcare Support

Travel Step Down RN

Atlanta, GA · On-site

Healthcare Support is seeking a travel nurse RN Stepdown for a travel nursing job in Atlanta ... Your travel team will include a designated credentialing expert to help you navigate every step of ...

Nightingale Nurses

Travel Step Down RN

Atlanta, GA · On-site

Nightingale Nurses is seeking a travel nurse RN Intermediate Care for a travel nursing job in Atlanta, Georgia. & Requirements * Specialty: Intermediate Care * Discipline: RN * Start Date: 09/21/2026

Focus Staff

Travel Step Down RN

Atlanta, GA · On-site

Discipline: RN * Start Date: 09/21/2026 * Duration: 16 weeks * 36 hours per week * Shift: 12 hours, nights * Employment Type: Travel Focus Staff is seeking a Progressive Care Unit Registered Nurse ...

Focus Staff

Travel Step Down RN

Atlanta, GA · On-site

Discipline: RN * Start Date: 09/21/2026 * Duration: 16 weeks * 36 hours per week * Shift: 12 hours, days * Employment Type: Travel Focus Staff is seeking a Progressive Care Unit Registered Nurse for ...

GetMed Staffing, Inc.

Travel Step Down RN

Atlanta, GA · On-site

Discipline: RN * Start Date: 09/21/2026 * Duration: 16 weeks * 48 hours per week * Shift: 12 hours, nights * Employment Type: Travel GetMed Staffing is searching for a strong PCU RN to assist our ...

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How much do step down rn jobs pay per hour?

As of Sep 11, 2026, the average hourly pay for step down rn in Atlanta, GA is $48.11, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $40.22 and $56.40 per hour, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is a Step Down RN?

Step Down RNs are registered nurses who work in step-down units, which are transitional care areas between the intensive care unit (ICU) and general medical-surgical floors. These nurses care for patients who require close monitoring and specialized care but are not as critically ill as those in the ICU. Step Down RNs monitor vital signs, administer medications, manage care plans, and respond to changes in patient conditions. Their role is crucial in helping patients recover and transition to lower levels of care safely.

What skills and qualifications are needed to be a Step Down RN?

To thrive as a Step Down RN, you need a strong clinical background in acute and progressive care, typically supported by an active RN license and experience in critical or intermediate care settings. Familiarity with cardiac monitors, electronic health records (EHRs), and advanced life support certifications (such as ACLS) is often required. Excellent critical thinking, communication, and teamwork skills help nurses respond to rapidly changing patient conditions and coordinate with multidisciplinary teams. These competencies are vital to ensure patient safety, timely interventions, and optimal recovery in this high-acuity care environment.

How does a Step Down RN collaborate with other healthcare professionals?

Step Down RNs work closely with a multidisciplinary team, including physicians, respiratory therapists, physical therapists, and case managers, to coordinate patient care. They play a vital role in monitoring patients who require more intensive observation than a general medical-surgical floor but not as much as in the ICU. Effective communication and detailed handoffs are essential, as Step Down RNs often advocate for their patients during care plan meetings and rounds. This collaboration helps ensure that changes in patient status are addressed promptly and that each patient's transition to a lower level of care is safe and well-managed.

What is the difference between Step Down Rn vs Med-Surg Nurse?

AspectStep Down RnMed-Surg Nurse
CertificationsRN license, possibly CCRN or specialty certificationsRN license, often no specialty certification required
Work EnvironmentIntermediate to high-acuity units, closer patient monitoringGeneral medical-surgical units, lower acuity
Patient Care FocusPatients with complex, unstable conditionsPatients with less critical, stable conditions
Typical EmployerHospitals with step-down or progressive care unitsGeneral hospitals, medical-surgical wards

Step Down Rns and Med-Surg Nurses both provide vital patient care but differ mainly in patient acuity and required certifications. Step Down Rns handle more complex cases in intermediate care units, requiring specialized skills and certifications, while Med-Surg Nurses work in general wards with less critical patients. Understanding these differences helps in choosing the right career path or job opportunity.

Do step down RNs get paid more?

Step down RNs typically earn higher salaries than staff RNs due to the specialized skills, increased responsibilities, and critical care environment involved. Their compensation may also reflect additional certifications such as CCRN and experience in intensive care settings.
Step Down Rn jobs near you
Infographic showing various Step Down Rn job openings in Atlanta, GA as of August 2026, with employment types broken down into 1% As Needed, 74% Full Time, 16% Part Time, and 9% Contract. Highlights an 92% Physical, 1% Hybrid, and 7% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $100,062 per year, or $48.1 per hour.

Travel Step Down RN

Atlanta, GA • On-site

Care Team Solutions
Recruiting and Staffing Services • 11 - 50 employees
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$2.4K/wk

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Job description

Care Team Solutions is seeking a travel nurse RN Intermediate Care for a travel nursing job in Atlanta, Georgia.

Job Description & Requirements
  • Specialty: Intermediate Care
  • Discipline: RN
  • Start Date: 09/21/2026
  • Duration: 13 weeks
  • 48 hours per week
  • Shift: 12 hours
  • Employment Type: Travel

Registered Nurse must have 2+ years of recent experience in particular specialty

Details: Must Have 2+ Years of recent Progressive Care Unit experience.

  • Specialty: Progressive Care Unit

  • Discipline: Registered Nurse

  • Start Date: 2026-09-21

  • Duration: 16 Weeks

  • Shift: Hours Day shift

  • Hours Per Week: 48 Hours

  • Employment Type: Contract

  • Gross Weekly Pay: $2417.76

Six things that won’t happen if you apply to this job:

  1. You won’t have to guess what the downsides are. We’ll tell you up front.
  2. You won’t show up on day 1 and find out this is not what you signed up for.
  3. We won't leave your phone call ringing when it's inconvenient. Business hours for you are business hours for us.
  4. You won’t get shuffled to some customer service rep when a problem pops up.
  5. If we screw up something in securing your placement, we'll own it. That means it's on us to make it right.
  6. You won’t figure out your credentials alone. Our credentialing experts will walk you through it step by step.

We've talked to thousands of travel nurses like you. We know you want good pay. You want to choose when you work. But the one thing nurse after nurse has said they want and don't have is someone in their corner.

There's a lot in this business that’s messed up. We’re trying to be the people that fix it. You and every nurse with the guts to travel deserve it.

We've worked hard for you to enjoy some one-of-a-kind benefits you'll not likely find anywhere else, because they benefit you more than they benefit us:

  • Our early pay program
  • Student loan reimbursement
  • Free well-being tele-visits with a psychologist

Care Team Solutions Job ID #609618. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 48.0 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: Registered Nurse-Progressive Care Unit

About Care Team Solutions

Two brothers who give an enormous damn.


We're Justin and Kyle. Neither of us are nurses. It doesn’t take a nurse to

see that the way travel nurses are treated sucks.


Nursing is already hard enough. Travel nursing takes serious guts. You get the toughest assignments

in places you’ve never been. Which can be fun, but it’s also stressful. You’re

in your element but outside of your hometown. You can be a stranger on the

team. 


If anyone deserves someone in their corner, it’s

you. 


But that’s not how most agencies operate. Which is why travel nurses hate working with them. We got into this

business because we saw bucket-loads of nurses moving through the "churn

and burn" travel machinery. We absolutely hate that. 


You'll do your best work when you have the placements you want and feel fully supported in

your work. 


We pay our people well because we want them to

treat you well.


Our recruiters are amazing (we picked each of them

ourselves), but if you've got a problem too big for them, they can come

straight to us.

We

work like ten feet away.


The "Churners and Burners" promise you

the same benefits. They might as well copy/paste them from each other. We have

them too:  

  • 401k, holiday pay, healthcare, dental, travel
  • reimbursement, etc


But we've worked hard for you to enjoy some one-of-a-kind

benefits

you'll not likely find anywhere else, because they benefit you more than they

benefit us:

  • Our early pay program
  • Student loan reimbursement
  • Free well-being tele-visits with a psychologist
Benefits
  • Weekly pay
  • Holiday Pay
  • Guaranteed Hours
  • 401k retirement plan
  • Wellness and fitness programs
  • Referral bonus
  • Medical benefits
  • Dental benefits
  • Vision benefits
  • School loan reimbursement

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