Travel or Local Stepdown RN Job in Birmingham , Alabama
Gifted Healthcare
Bessemer, AL, 35023, USA
- Market Salary: $62,160 - $82,170 p/year
- Healthcare
Sign-on bonus and travel options available. Stepdown RN (7A shift) in Birmingham, AL; travel or local contract; transitional care between med-surg and ICU; schedule: day shift (7AM); contract length varies (travel or local assignments). - Active RN license required
- Experience in stepdown or progressive care preferred (years not specified)
- ACLS and BLS certifications required
- Ability to titrate/monitor IV infusions and calculate dosages
- Collaborative with physicians and multidisciplinary teams
Full description
Responsibilities Stepdown Nurses (RN) provide patient care in transitional units where patients are too sick for the med-surg floor but not sick enough for intensive care. Stepdown RNs job responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Evaluate and monitor patient’s progress, identifying sudden or subtle changes in the patient’s medical condition
Calculate drug dosage, titrate medication doses, administer continuous medication infusion and monitor patients for effects of medication
Stepdown RNs work closely and collaborate with physicians and all other healthcare professionals Shift: 7A
Evaluate and monitor patient’s progress, identifying sudden or subtle changes in the patient’s medical condition
Calculate drug dosage, titrate medication doses, administer continuous medication infusion and monitor patients for effects of medication
Stepdown RNs work closely and collaborate with physicians and all other healthcare professionals Shift: 7A
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