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 1 week ago

About the job

Seeking Stepdown RN for Birmingham, Alabama. Provide patient care, monitor progress, and collaborate with physicians in a transitional unit. Night shifts, full-time role.

Requirements

  • Patient care experience
  • Ability to monitor patients
  • Medication administration skills

Qualifications

  • Registered Nurse (RN)
  • State licensure
  • BLS certification

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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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