Registered Nurse - Step Down Unit
Evansville, Indiana
Deaconess Hospital

Registered Nurse – Step Down Unit

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

Job Description

• Work on a blended 19-bed Step Down Unit (8 Stepdown beds, 11 Med/Surg/Telemetry beds)
• Night shift: 12-hour shifts from 6:30 PM to 7:00 AM
• Guaranteed 36 hours per week
• Float requirements: First to float within skillset to nearby campuses (8-11 miles away) with 2-hour notice; mid-shift float possible but cross-campus mid-shift float is unlikely
• Weekend/Holiday schedule: Three weekends every six 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 required (subject to change)
• Strict attendance policy: 3 call-ins can result in termination

Patient Population

• Post-procedure cardiac patients (catheterizations, stents, pacemakers, ICDs, ablations)
• STEMI/NSTEMI care
• Carotid endarterectomy
• Sepsis management
• Neurological cases (CVAs, seizures, possible TBI)
• Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA)

Required Skills & Responsibilities

• Telemetry and 12-lead EKG interpretation (travelers must pass telemetry tests)
• Post heart catheterization care including femoral/TR band management
• Initiate and titrate drips such as Cardizem, Amiodarone, Cardene, Nitro, Insulin, Heparin
• Perform NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS) and strong neurological assessments
• Sepsis care and chest tube management
• Peripheral IV insertion
• Strong assessment and critical thinking skills required

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years solid Step Down experience plus 1 prior travel contract OR 5 years solid Step Down experience if no travel experience
• Recent EPIC charting experience (checkoff class required)
• Current active compact Registered Nurse license for Indiana
• Certifications: AHA BLS, AHA ACLS, and NIHSS

Staffing Ratios

• Day shift: 1 RN to 5-6 patients
• Night shift: 1 RN to 4 patients (can be up to 1:7)
• Charge nurse will take patients; Step Down RNs also care for Med/Surg/Telemetry patients

Additional Notes

• No local candidates within a 40-mile radius considered
• Bi-weekly orientation starting 4/6
• Guaranteed hours except during holidays when the unit is closed