Stepdown Nurse

The VIOS Clinic; Budd Lake (NJ); On-site; USD 85,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

The VIOS Clinic in Budd Lake, NJ seeks a Stepdown Registered Nurse to deliver high-acuity post-operative care in a stepdown setting. You will perform complex assessments, monitor cardiac status, and collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to plan patient care.

Excellent communication skills and a commitment to patient education are essential as you support safe transitions of care and educate patients and families for understanding and ongoing safety.

Qualifications

• Active RN licensure and strong clinical judgment for stepdown-level acuity.
• Proficiency with telemetry/cardiac monitoring and managing post-operative patients.
• Safe medication administration skills, including IV therapies.
• Ability to work effectively in a collaborative, interdisciplinary environment.
• Strong communication and patient/family education skills.

Responsibilities

• Perform complex patient assessments and deliver post-operative management.
• Provide cardiac/telemetry monitoring and respond to changes in patient status.
• Administer IV medications safely and accurately.
• Collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to develop individualized care plans.
• Educate patients and families to support understanding and safe care.
• Ensure safe transitions of care across the healthcare continuum.

Skills

RN licensure

Telemetry monitoring

IV therapy

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Patient education

Job description

Role: Stepdown Registered Nurse providing high-acuity care in a stepdown setting.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform complex patient assessments and deliver post-operative management.
• Provide cardiac/telemetry monitoring and respond to changes in patient status.
• Administer IV medications safely and accurately.
• Collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to develop individualized care plans.
• Educate patients and families to support understanding and safe care.
• Ensure safe transitions of care across the healthcare continuum.

Qualifications & Skills

• Active RN licensure and strong clinical judgment for stepdown-level acuity.
• Proficiency with telemetry/cardiac monitoring and managing post-operative patients.
• Safe medication administration skills, including IV therapies.
• Ability to work effectively in a collaborative, interdisciplinary environment.
• Strong communication and patient/family education skills.