Travel or Local Stepdown RN Job in Morristown, New Jersey
Gifted Healthcare
Gladstone, NJ, 07934, USA
Gladstone, NJ, 07934, USA
- Healthcare
- Stepdown nurse
- transitional care
- patient monitoring
Stepdown Registered Nurses provide critical care to patients transitioning from intensive care to medical-surgical units by monitoring patient progress and administering medications. They collaborate closely with physicians and healthcare teams to ensure appropriate patient care. This role involves evaluating subtle changes in patient conditions and managing continuous medication infusions during night shifts.
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




