Registered Nurse / Step Down Unit

Job Summary Registered Nurse, Step Down Unit. This acute-care position provides nursing care for high-acuity patients, including cardiac, respiratory, neurological, renal, and other complex medical conditions. The role requires strong cardiac nursing experience, cardiac monitoring and drip-management skills, effective communication, and teamwork. Job Details

• Schedule: Night shifts from 7:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m., 48 hours per week, including every other weekend and holiday.
• Required Qualifications: Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association (AHA); National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certification; current nursing license; at least 1 year of experience in telemetry, step-down, or intermediate-care nursing; substantial cardiac nursing experience; experience managing titratable drips; strong communication, teamwork, and work-ethic skills.
• Preferred Qualifications: Previous travel nursing experience.
• Additional Information: The unit provides care for patients with complex cardiac and medical conditions, including post-cardiac catheterization care, pre-coronary artery bypass grafting care, chest pain, non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction, heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, pneumonia, diabetes, dialysis needs, altered mental status, nephrology and hematology conditions, wounds, and overflow stroke patients. Nurses may titrate insulin, heparin, nitroglycerin, diltiazem, and furosemide infusions. The care environment includes continuous positive airway pressure, bilevel positive airway pressure, high-flow oxygen therapy, nebulizer treatments, and chest physiotherapy. Patient assignments may include up to seven patients.

Benefits

• Private housing or generous housing allowance
• Comprehensive health insurance with prescription coverage
• Dependent health insurance with prescription coverage
• Competitive salaries
• Referral bonuses
• Travel reimbursement
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Direct deposit/free checking
• Unlimited free CE credits