Travel Stepdown RN in Birmingham, Alabama
Gifted Healthcare
Westover, AL, 35185, USA
Westover, AL, 35185, USA
- Healthcare
- Stepdown Nurse
- Registered Nurse
- patient care
Stepdown RNs provide critical care to patients in transitional units, monitoring their progress and responding to changes in medical condition. They administer and titrate medications and collaborate closely with physicians and other healthcare staff. This position involves caring for patients who require more attention than a med-surg setting but less intensive care than an ICU.
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




