Registered Nurse - Step Down

Helena, Montana

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Join a rewarding opportunity as a Registered Nurse - Stepdown in Helena, Montana. This role comes through ND Global Consulting Services Inc, a staffing partner, so ask which facility you would land in.

Posted Sep 15

Shift and hours: 12-⁠hour · night shift · nights 3x12 hrs 36 guaranteed hours
Unit and setting: medical floors, stepdown/ICU, and surgical oncology · Hospital Float Pool: Expect to float between units with a focus on stepdown patients.stepdown patients
License: RN license
Term: 13 weeks · starts Oct 11, 2026 · Travel

Do you qualify?

Certification: BLS Required Certifications: BLS and ACLS.
Certification: ACLS
Experience: at least two years of stepdown experience Must-have qualifications include at least two years of stepdown experience and previous travel nursing experience.
Experience: stepdown experience
Experience: previous travel nursing experience

Preferred

Experience: ICU experience ICU experience is preferred but not mandatory.

What it pays

Against similar roles: In range for Montana travel rolesMontana travel postings that state pay run $1,670/week to $2,640/week, the middle half $2,050/week to $2,460/week, across 42 postings.

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The role and schedule

Charting: Epic EMR System: Epic.
Floating: float between units with focus on stepdown patients Float Pool: Expect to float between units with a focus on stepdown patients.
Guaranteed hours: 36 guaranteed hours
Start: October 11, 2026 Start Date: October 11, 2026
Hours: 36 Hours per week: 36
Details: 13 weeks duration Duration: 13 weeks

Support on this unit

Nurse to patient: 1:5–1:6 stated in this posting

The workplace

ND Global Consulting Services Inc

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Staffing partner: ND Global Consulting Services Inc

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Scheduling

Night shift 7 PM to 7 AM, listed as nights 4x9 hrs; guaranteed 36 hours/week; 14-week travel contract

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Join a rewarding opportunity as a Registered Nurse - Stepdown in Helena, Montana. This travel assignment requires a commitment to providing exceptional patient care across various units, including medical floors, stepdown/ICU, and surgical oncology. With a 12-hour night shift schedule and 36 guaranteed hours, this role is ideal for nurses looking to expand their experience in a dynamic environment. Key details: - Start Date: October 11, 2026- Float Pool: Expect to float between units with a focus on stepdown patients.- Patient Ratios: 1:5 to 6.- Required

Certifications

BLS and ACLS.- EMR System: Epic. Must-have qualifications include at least two years of stepdown experience and previous travel nursing experience. ICU experience is preferred but not mandatory. This role offers an excellent opportunity to work with diverse patient populations and refine your clinical expertise. The flexibility to adapt to various units will be crucial to your success in this position.

Shift: nights 3x12 hrs
Hours per week: 36
Duration: 13 weeks
Weekly taxable pay: 821 | Weekly non-taxable pay: 1442 | Weekly pay rate: 2263

What's around it?

In Helena, MT

Helena, MTFrom Census ACS 2024.

Living costs about 4% below the US average

Median rent: $1,092/mo
Household income: $71,036/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

Life in Helena, MT

NeighborhoodsHelena offers a mix of historic urban pockets and scenic semi-rural enclaves. The Upper Side and Downtown near the Last Chance Gulch pedestrian walking mall feature historic architecture, turn-of-the-century residences, and immediate walkability to local shops and eateries. South Hills sits nestled against Mount Ascension and the local trail network, offering upscale hillside homes with expansive valley views. Across the southeastern boundary, Montana City provides mountain acreage and custom builds within the Elkhorn Mountains foothills, while East Helena and the North and West Valley areas offer more practical, spread-out subdivisions and semi-rural homesteads with manageable drives into town.

Helena offers a mix of historic urban pockets and scenic semi-rural enclaves. The Upper Side and Downtown near the Last Chance Gulch pedestrian walking mall feature historic architecture, turn-of-the-century residences, and immediate walkability to local shops and eateries.

South Hills sits nestled against Mount Ascension and the local trail network, offering upscale hillside homes with expansive valley views. Across the southeastern boundary, Montana City provides mountain acreage and custom builds within the Elkhorn Mountains foothills, while East Helena and the North and West Valley areas offer more practical, spread-out subdivisions and semi-rural homesteads with manageable drives into town.

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As of Sep 16, 2026Source 1: homes.com Source 2: youtube.com Source 3: facebook.com

Getting aroundCommuting in Helena is exceptionally fast and hassle-free compared to major metropolitan centers, with typical drive times across the valley averaging around twelve to thirteen minutes. Healthcare workers commuting to major facilities like St. Peter's Health regional medical center or the local VA Hospital generally encounter minimal traffic gridlock on primary thoroughfares. Outside the urban core, driving from outlying valley areas or nearby communities like Montana City, Townsend, or Boulder requires personal vehicles, especially during winter storm conditions over mountain passes like MacDonald Pass.

Commuting in Helena is exceptionally fast and hassle-free compared to major metropolitan centers, with typical drive times across the valley averaging around twelve to thirteen minutes. Healthcare workers commuting to major facilities like St. Peter's Health regional medical center or the local VA Hospital generally encounter minimal traffic gridlock on primary thoroughfares.

Outside the urban core, driving from outlying valley areas or nearby communities like Montana City, Townsend, or Boulder requires personal vehicles, especially during winter storm conditions over mountain passes like MacDonald Pass.

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As of Sep 16, 2026Source 1: realestate.usnews.com Source 2: youtube.com Source 3: roamingnearandfar.com Source 4: reddit.com

OutdoorsOutdoors recreation is central to daily life in Helena. The city is an IMBA Silver-Level Ride Center featuring over eighty miles of interconnected singletrack across the Mount Helena and South Hills trail systems, accessible straight from neighborhood streets. Water sports and blue-ribbon trout fishing thrive along the Missouri River, Canyon Ferry Lake, Hauser Lake, and Holter Lake, while paddleboarders head to Lake Helena. For winter sports, Great Divide Ski Area is located roughly twenty-three miles away with extensive night skiing and terrain parks, supplemented by cross-country routes across the surrounding Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest.

Outdoors recreation is central to daily life in Helena. The city is an IMBA Silver-Level Ride Center featuring over eighty miles of interconnected singletrack across the Mount Helena and South Hills trail systems, accessible straight from neighborhood streets.

Water sports and blue-ribbon trout fishing thrive along the Missouri River, Canyon Ferry Lake, Hauser Lake, and Holter Lake, while paddleboarders head to Lake Helena. For winter sports, Great Divide Ski Area is located roughly twenty-three miles away with extensive night skiing and terrain parks, supplemented by cross-country routes across the surrounding Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest.

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As of Sep 16, 2026Source 1: helenasecuritystorage.com Source 2: youtube.com Source 3: lamplighterhelena.com Source 4: reddit.com

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Living in Helena

Helena stands apart from Montana's glitzier resort towns as an earnest, grounded state capital where rugged outdoor recreation begins directly at the city's curb. For relocating healthcare professionals staffing regional centers like St. Peter's Health or the VA Hospital, Helena offers an enviable commute—averaging less than fifteen minutes across the valley—leaving ample time to explore the city's expansive backyard. Helena is an IMBA Silver-Level Ride Center with more than eighty miles of world-class singletrack winding up Mount Helena and through the South Hills, while Hauser Lake, Holter Lake, and the Missouri River provide blue-ribbon angling and paddling. Off shift, life centers around the historic pedestrian walking mall of Last Chance Gulch, home to local fixtures like On Broadway and craft breweries framed by the gothic towers of the Cathedral of Saint Helena. Tradeoffs require clear eyes: winter is long and genuinely cold, running from October into spring, and limited housing inventory demands decisive house hunting. For nurses who prioritize quiet streets, tight-knit mountain-town community, and untracked trailheads over high-energy nightlife, Helena delivers an authentic Montana balance.

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