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 5 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
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