Travel or Local Stepdown RN Job in Birmingham, Alabama
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Travel or Local Stepdown RN Job in Birmingham, Alabama
Warrior, 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
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