Stepdown RN: Flexible Nights, New Grad Friendly Cardiac Care

Mercy Home Health; Youngstown (OH); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Tuition assistance

Professional development

Job summary

Mercy Health in Youngstown, OH is seeking a Stepdown Registered Nurse to deliver patient care using the nursing process, coordinate care with the interdisciplinary team, and provide patient teaching. This position emphasizes collaboration, safety, and high-quality outcomes across the lifespan.

The role requires an active RN license, with preference for BLS/ACLS and specialty certifications. Full-time nights 7:00 pm – 7:30 am, with benefits and opportunities for professional growth within Mercy

Qualifications

• Current RN license in state they are working or covered by compact (required)
• BLS Basic Life Support or ACLS Advanced Cardiac Life Support (preferred at hire, ACLS required within 6 months of hire)
• CCRN Critical Care Registered Nurse (preferred)
• PCCN Progressive Care Certified Nurse (preferred)
• NIH Stroke Certification (preferred)
• Bachelor of Science Nursing (preferred)

Responsibilities

• Conducts initial and ongoing patient assessment, analyzes assessment data, creates a plan of care, implements treatment, and evaluates treatment effectiveness
• Administers medications in a safe manner consistent with policies
• Serves as point of contact for patients' care coordination throughout hospital departments
• Acts as patient safety advocate by participating in ongoing quality improvement
• Serves as patient advocate in collaboration with spiritual care, palliative care, and ethics
• Serves as a point of care with care coordination and family members or caregivers
• Clinically manages patients with multi-system organ failure and/or multisystem trauma
• Maintains physiologic, psychologic, and psychosocial stability across the lifespan through evidence-based actions
• Anticipates and responds to rapidly changing patient conditions
• Advocates for patient choices in quality of life
• Practices in accordance with Nursing Professional Practice Model

Skills

Initial assessment

Medication administration

Care coordination

Nursing process

Patient advocacy

Education

BSN preferred

Job description

Mercy Health in Youngstown, OH is seeking a Stepdown Registered Nurse to deliver patient care using the nursing process, coordinate care with the interdisciplinary team, and provide patient teaching. This position emphasizes collaboration, safety, and high-quality outcomes across the lifespan.

The role requires an active RN license, with preference for BLS/ACLS and specialty certifications. Full-time nights 7:00 pm – 7:30 am, with benefits and opportunities for professional growth within Mercy