Travel or Local Stepdown RN Job in Hammond, Louisiana

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Travel or Local Stepdown RN Job in Hammond, Louisiana

Saint Benedict, LA
Posted 4 days ago

About the job

We are hiring for a Stepdown RN in Hammond, LA. The role involves caring for patients in transitional units, monitoring their condition, administering medications, and working with healthcare professionals to ensure quality patient care.

Requirements

  • RN license
  • Patient monitoring skills
  • Medication administration experience

Qualifications

  • State nursing license
  • Able to work 3x12 night shifts
  • Excellent communication skills

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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: 3x12 Nights
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