Step Down Unit Registered Nurse
Evansville, Indiana
Deaconess Hospital

Registered Nurse – Step Down Unit

Location: Evansville, Indiana
Employment Type: Travel
Contract Length: 13 weeks
Shift: 12-hour Nights (6:30 PM – 7:00 AM)
Guaranteed Hours: 36 hours per week

Unit & Patient Population

• 19-bed blended unit: 8 Step Down beds, 11 Med-Surg/Telemetry beds
• Patient types include post-procedure cardiac (cath/stents/interventions, pacers, ICD, ablation), STEMI/NSTEMI care, carotid endarterectomy, sepsis, neuro cases (CVAs, seizures, possible TBI), and DKA
• Ratio: Day shift 1:5-6, Night shift 1:4; Step Down RNs also care for Med-Surg/Telemetry patients
• Teaching hospital environment; may require precepting students and new hires

Float & Scheduling Requirements

• Float within skillset required: primarily within the same campus; possible float to nearby campuses (8-11 miles away) with 2-hour notice
• Weekend requirement: 3 weekends every 6 weeks
• Holiday requirement: Every other holiday
• No on-call or call-back required

Required Qualifications

• Current active compact RN license for Indiana
• Certifications: AHA BLS, AHA ACLS, NIHSS
• Minimum experience:

  • Either 2 years solid Step Down experience plus 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)

Skills & Competencies

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

Additional Information

• No local candidates within 40-mile radius considered
• Scrub color: Navy blue; no competing health system or agency logos allowed
• Strict attendance policy: 3 call-ins may result in termination
• COVID-19 vaccine not currently required (subject to change)
• Guaranteed hours except during holidays when the unit is closed
• Orientation includes bi-weekly sessions starting 5/18; GSA hours not guaranteed during orientation week