Travel or Local Stepdown RN Job in Birmingham , Alabama

Gifted Healthcare; Birmingham (AL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Gifted Healthcare is seeking a Stepdown RN in Birmingham, AL to provide patient care in a transitional unit between med-surg and intensive care. You will evaluate patient progress, titrate medications, and collaborate with physicians and other healthcare professionals.

The role features 3 nights of 12-hour shifts in a fast-paced hospital environment, requiring strong clinical skills and teamwork to ensure patient safety and timely responses to changes in condition.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate and monitor patient progress, identifying sudden or subtle changes in the patient’s medical condition.
• Calculate drug dosage, titrate medication doses, administer continuous medication infusion and monitor patients for effects of medication.
• Stepdown RNs work closely and collaborate with physicians and all other healthcare professionals.

Job description

Stepdown Nurses (RN) provide patient care in transitional units where patients are too sick for the med-surg floor but not sick enough for intensive care. Stepdown RNs job responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Evaluate and monitor patient’s progress, identifying sudden or subtle changes in the patient’s medical condition
• Calculate drug dosage, titrate medication doses, administer continuous medication infusion and monitor patients for effects of medication
• Stepdown RNs work closely and collaborate with physicians and all other healthcare professionals Shift: 3 x 12 Nights