Travel or Local Stepdown RN Job in Birmingham, Alabama

Gifted Healthcare; Birmingham (AL); On-site; USD 68,000 - 88,000; Full time

Job summary

Gifted Healthcare in Birmingham, AL is seeking a Stepdown Registered Nurse (RN) to provide patient care in transitional units where patients are too sick for med-surg but not in ICU.

Responsibilities include evaluating and monitoring progress, calculating drug dosages and titrating medications, administering continuous infusions, and collaborating with physicians and the care team. Schedule: 3 x 12 Nights.

Responsibilities

• 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

Skills

RN

Nursing

Patient care

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