Travel or Local Stepdown RN Job in Birmingham, Alabama

Competitive travel pay and Birmingham location for Stepdown RN shifts. Stepdown RN, full-time travel or local, nights (7pm shift), Birmingham, AL; transitional care unit contract (typical travel length 8–13 weeks depending on employer). - Active RN license (AL or compact) - Recent stepdown/telemetry experience (typically 1–2+ years) - ACLS certification - Ability to titrate drips and manage continuous infusions - BLS certification

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: 7P