Stepdown / Progressive Care Registered Nurse

MEP Health; Passaic (NJ); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

MEP Health is seeking a Stepdown Registered Nurse (RN) to provide high-acuity, progressive care to medically complex patients. The role emphasizes rapid, evidence-based nursing, continuous monitoring, comprehensive assessments, and precise IV titration.

You'll collaborate with an interdisciplinary team in a fast-paced setting, educate patients and families, document in the EMR, and ensure timely responses to condition changes.

Qualifications

• Active RN licensure.
• Experience in stepdown/telemetry or progressive care.
• Strong critical-thinking and rapid response skills for high-acuity patients.
• Proficiency with EMR documentation.
• Effective communication and patient/family education skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage continuous monitoring and care for patients requiring progressive stepdown services.
• Titrate IV medications and coordinate timely clinical responses to condition changes.
• Deliver evidence-based interventions through accurate nursing assessments.
• Educate patients and families on care plans and health needs.
• Maintain accurate, timely documentation in the EMR.
• Collaborate with an interdisciplinary team in a fast-paced environment.

Skills

RN licensure

Stepdown/telemetry experience

Critical thinking

EMR documentation

Communication skills

Tools

EMR software

Job description

Stepdown Registered Nurse (RN)

Provide high-acuity, progressive care to medically complex patients in a stepdown setting. Deliver rapid, evidence-based nursing care, including continuous patient monitoring, performing comprehensive assessments, and titrating IV medications as prescribed. Respond promptly to changes in condition and implement appropriate interventions.

Key Duties

• Manage continuous monitoring and care for patients requiring progressive stepdown services
• Titrate IV medications and coordinate timely clinical responses to condition changes
• Deliver evidence-based interventions through accurate nursing assessments
• Educate patients and families on care plans and health needs
• Maintain accurate, timely documentation in the electronic medical record (EMR)
• Collaborate with an interdisciplinary team in a fast-paced environment

Qualifications & Skills

• Active RN licensure
• Experience in stepdown/telemetry or progressive care
• Strong critical-thinking and rapid response skills for high-acuity patients
• Proficiency with EMR documentation
• Effective communication and patient/family education skills