Cardiac Stepdown RN
St. Louis, MO
Host Healthcare
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

RN - Step Down

Job Overview

• Location: Saint Louis, Missouri
• Employment type: Travel
• Specialty: Cardiac Stepdown
• Contract length: 16 weeks
• Shift: Nights, 7:00 PM–7:30 AM
• Weekly hours: 36 or 48 hours, as selected on submission form
• Weekend requirement: Every other weekend
• Call: None
• Float: May float as needed to a similar or lower acuity unit
• Openings: 1

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Missouri
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• Cardiac Stepdown experience within the last year
• 1 year of Cardiac Stepdown experience
• BLS certification from AHA only
• ACLS certification from AHA only
• Inpatient experience only
• Flu vaccination or Mercy-approved exemption required for travelers from November 1 to April 1; declinations are not accepted

Preferred Qualifications

• NIHSS certification

Unit Details

• 32 beds
• Typical patient ratio: 1:3–1:4
• Equipment includes chest tubes, temporary pacemakers, and BiPAPs
• Patient population includes post-op CABG/valve, thoracotomies, respiratory failure, and chest pain

Schedule Notes

• Night shift orientation is on day shift
• Traveler must be available for the entire week of orientation
• RTO of 5 days or less must be made up on the back end
• Only 1 holiday RTO request per assignment

Work Environment

• Team-oriented environment
• Physical demands include standing and walking most of the time, frequent bending/stooping, and lifting/turning patients with assistance
• Exposure to blood and body fluids
• May require pushing, pulling, and gripping up to 50 lbs

Dress Code

• All black scrubs with logo on top
• No hoodies, jackets without logo, t-shirts, open-toed shoes, earbuds, or fake nails