Travel or Local Stepdown RN Job in Birmingham , Alabama

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Travel or Local Stepdown RN Job in Birmingham , Alabama

Pell City, AL
Posted 1 week ago

About the job

This role involves providing specialized patient care for individuals transitioning from ICU, collaborating with healthcare teams in Birmingham. The position emphasizes monitoring, medication management, and patient progress evaluation in a fast-paced environment.

Requirements

  • RN license
  • patient care experience
  • monitoring skills
  • medication administration

Qualifications

  • Active Alabama RN license
  • bachelor's degree preferred
  • strong 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: 3 x 12 Days
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