Step-Down Registered Nurse

Preferred Home Health Care & Nursing Services; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Preferred Home Health Care & Nursing Services in Missouri is seeking a Neuro Step Down Registered Nurse to provide complex, intermediate-level care for patients with neurological conditions, post-surgical needs, and stroke. You will perform neuro assessments, manage drips and telemetry, and respond promptly to changes in patient status.

Collaborating with an interdisciplinary team, you will educate patients and families, support safe transitions of care, and contribute to quality and safety

Qualifications

• RN with strong neuro assessment and monitoring skills.
• Experience managing drips and interpreting telemetry.
• Ability to act quickly on neuro and clinical status changes.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality, evidence-based nursing care and follow established clinical standards.
• Perform frequent neuro assessments and monitor changes in patient status.
• Manage drips and telemetry, and respond promptly to clinical deterioration or changes.
• Coordinate care with an interdisciplinary team to support optimal patient outcomes.
• Educate patients and families and promote understanding of care plans.
• Support safe transitions of care and contribute to continuity and patient safety.
• Participate in quality and safety initiatives and maintain a collaborative, learning-focused practice.

Skills

Neuro assessment

Telemetry interpretation

Drips management

Rapid decision making

Team communication

Patient education

Job description

Neuro Step Down Registered Nurse providing complex, intermediate-level care for patients with neurological conditions, post-surgical needs, and stroke.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality, evidence-based nursing care and follow established clinical standards.


• Perform frequent neuro assessments and monitor changes in patient status.


• Manage drips and telemetry, and respond promptly to clinical deterioration or changes.


• Coordinate care with an interdisciplinary team to support optimal patient outcomes.


• Educate patients and families and promote understanding of care plans.


• Support safe transitions of care and contribute to continuity and patient safety.


• Participate in quality and safety initiatives and maintain a collaborative, learning-focused practice.

Qualifications & Skills

• Registered nurse with strong neuro assessment and clinical monitoring skills.


• Competence in managing drips and interpreting telemetry.


• Ability to act quickly on neuro and clinical status changes.


• Effective communication, teamwork, and patient/family education skills.


• Commitment to quality, safety, and professional growth.