Travel or Local Stepdown RN Job in Birmingham, Alabama

@ Gifted Healthcare
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Travel or Local Stepdown RN Job in Birmingham, Alabama

Birmingham, AL
Posted 6 days ago

About the job

A healthcare facility in Birmingham, Alabama, is hiring Stepdown RNs to care for patients transitioning from ICU but not med-surg. Focus on patient evaluation, medication management, and team collaboration. Shift: 3 nights, 12-hour shifts.

Requirements

  • RN license in Alabama
  • Experience in stepdown unit
  • Ability to monitor patient progress
  • Medication administration skills

Qualifications

  • Valid nursing license
  • Experience with critically ill patients
  • Strong assessment skills
  • Teamwork oriented

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Responsibilities

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
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