AGENCY RN - PROGRESSIVE & NEURO STEP-DOWN UNIT

East Alabama Health; United States Virgin Islands; On-site; USD 73,873 - 105,214; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider in the United States is seeking an Agency RN for its Progressive & Neuro Step-Down Unit. The role focuses on providing safe and therapeutic care to progressive care patients while collaborating with a multidisciplinary team. Candidates should have an Associate’s degree in nursing, a valid Alabama nursing license, and ideally some experience in step-down or med/surg. This entry-level contract role offers an hourly rate of $65, requiring weekend shifts every other week.

Qualifications

• Associate’s degree in nursing required.
• Preferred Education: BSN.
• Must have Alabama Board of Nursing License, BLS, and ACLS within specified time.

Responsibilities

• Provides safe therapeutic care for progressive care patients.
• Works cooperatively with the multidisciplinary team.
• Administers medications according to standard nursing practice.

Skills

Therapeutic care

Patient education

Collaborative teamwork

Education

Associate’s degree in nursing

BSN

Job description

AGENCY RN - PROGRESSIVE & NEURO STEP-DOWN UNIT

Location: East Alabama Medical Center, Alabama

Mission: At East Alabama Medical Center, our mission is high quality, compassionate health care, and that statement guides everything we do. We set high standards for customer service, quality, and keeping costs under control.

Position Summary

Provides safe therapeutic care for progressive care patients in a holistic and systematic way. Works cooperatively with the multidisciplinary team to maintain standards for professional nursing practice. Supports a culturally sensitive, individualized plan of care. Integrates knowledge, skills, and experiences to meet the needs of patients and families throughout the continuum to include patient and family education. Utilizes standards, guidelines, protocols, or pathways for care delivery. Incorporates data and information to continuously improve care and practice to enhance outcomes. Administers medications according to standard nursing practice. Ensures improvements in practice settings by assuming responsibility for self-development.

Additional Information

• Hourly rate: $65/hour
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Schedule: Expectation to work every other weekend and 7 shifts per pay period (3 shifts one week and 4 shifts the next week)

Position Qualifications

• Education: Associate’s degree in nursing required
• Preferred Education: BSN
• Required Registration/License/Certification: Alabama Board of Nursing License, BLS upon hire, ACLS within 12 months
• Preferred Registration/License/Certification: PCCN/CCRN
• Preferred Experience: 1 to 2 years of previous step-down or med/surg experience

Seniority Level

Entry level

Employment Type

Contract

Job Function

Health Care Provider

Industries

Hospitals and Health Care