Registered Nurse - Step Down Unit
Evansville, IN
PRIDE Health
3x12 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus

Registered Nurse – Step Down Unit

Location: Evansville, Indiana
Employment Type: Travel
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Job Description

• Work on a 19-bed blended Step Down unit (8 Stepdown beds, 11 Med/Surg/Telemetry beds)
• Patient population includes post-procedure cardiac (cath/stents/interventions, pacers, ICD, ablation), STEMI/NSTEMI care, carotid endarterectomy, sepsis, neuro cases (CVAs, seizures, possible TBI), and DKA
• Float requirements: first to float within skillset to nearby campuses (8-11 miles away) with 2-hour notice; mid-shift float within same campus possible
• Weekend/Holiday schedule: 3 weekends every 6 weeks, every other holiday
• No on-call or call-back required
• Teaching hospital environment; may require precepting students and new hires
• Scrub color: Navy blue; no competing health system or agency logos allowed
• COVID-19 vaccine not currently required (subject to change)

Shift & Hours

• 12-hour day shifts: 6:30 AM – 7:00 PM
• Guaranteed 36 hours per week (except during holidays when unit may be closed)

Required Qualifications

• Current active compact RN license for Indiana
• Certifications: AHA BLS, AHA ACLS, NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS)
• Minimum experience:

  • Either 2 years solid Step Down experience plus completion of at least 1 prior travel contract,
  • Or 5 years solid Step Down experience if no prior travel experience
• Recent EPIC charting experience required (checkoff class will be required)
• Must pass Telemetry tests (12-lead EKG interpretation)
• Strong assessment and critical thinking skills essential

Skills & Competencies

• Telemetry and 12-lead EKG interpretation
• Post heart catheterization care (femoral/TR bands)
• Initiate and titrate drips including Cardizem, Amiodarone, Cardene, Nitro, Insulin, Heparin
• NIHSS and strong neurological assessments
• Sepsis care and chest tube management
• Peripheral IV insertion

Additional Information

• Unit nurse-to-patient ratio: 1:5-6 on days; Step Down RNs also care for Med/Surg/Telemetry patients
• Strict attendance policy: 3 call-ins may result in termination
• Orientation includes bi-weekly sessions starting 7/20
• No local candidates within 40-mile radius considered