Step Down RN
Golden, CO
Host Healthcare
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

RN Step Down

Location: Golden, Colorado Contract Length: 13 weeks Shift: Night, 12 hours per day, 36 hours per week, 3 shifts per week (1900-0730) Weekends: Yes On-call: Required during a regularly scheduled shift (details to be discussed during interview)

Unit Overview

• 32-bed unit
• Usually recruits for progressive care or intermediate care nurses
• Manages drips and acute patients

Responsibilities

• Performs independent nursing functions and delegated medical functions per state Board of Nursing standards
• Assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates nursing care
• Evaluates health status through ongoing collection and assessment of health data
• Performs health teaching and counseling
• Provides supportive and restorative therapy and treatment, directly or through consultation, delegation, supervision, or teaching of others
• Executes delegated medical functions and reviews and monitors therapy and treatment plans
• Refers patients for further evaluation or treatment
• Documents per hospital and regulatory guidelines
• May be required to float to other departments (within scope of competency and qualifications) based on business need

Required Qualifications

• Valid Registered Nurse license in Colorado
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing, from an accredited school of nursing
• Minimum of 1 year of stepdown experience, with stepdown experience within the last year
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification issued by the American Heart Association
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification issued by the American Heart Association
• NIHSS certification