Travel or Local Stepdown RN Job in Birmingham, Alabama

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Travel or Local Stepdown RN Job in Birmingham, Alabama

Birmingham, AL
Posted 3 days ago

About the job

A healthcare facility in Birmingham, AL is hiring a Stepdown RN to care for patients transitioning from intensive to lower-acuity units. Focus on patient assessment, medication management, and teamwork. Join a dynamic environment dedicated to quality care and patient recovery.

Requirements

  • Patient care experience
  • Monitoring patient progress
  • Medication administration
  • Team collaboration

Qualifications

  • RN license in Alabama
  • Experience in stepdown units
  • Strong assessment skills
  • Ability to work 3 x 12 shifts

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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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