Travel Stepdown RN in Birmingham, Alabama
Gifted Healthcare
Cook Springs, AL, 35052, USA
Cook Springs, AL, 35052, USA
- Healthcare
- Stepdown RN
- registered nurse
- patient care
The Travel Stepdown RN provides specialized nursing care for patients requiring intermediate monitoring between intensive care and general medical-surgical floors. Responsibilities include evaluating patient progress, administering medication, and closely collaborating with healthcare professionals. This role specifically involves night shifts and caring for patients with complex but stable medical conditions.
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




