Step Down Unit RN
Newburgh, Indiana
Deaconess Gateway Hospital

Step Down Unit Registered Nurse

Overview

• Travel assignment in Newburgh, Indiana
• 13-week contract
• Start date: 11/16
• Clinical interview required
• No local candidates within a 40-mile radius

Schedule

• 12-hour day shift: 6:30 AM - 7:00 PM
• Guaranteed 36 hours per week
• May accept 48-hour contracts upon request
• Overtime applies after 52 hours on 48-hour contracts
• Weekend requirement: three weekends out of every six-week schedule
• Holiday requirement: every other holiday

Location and Float

• Primary location: Gateway
• First to float within skillset
• May float to Deaconess Midtown campus and potentially to Deaconess Henderson
• 2-hour notice for cross-campus float
• Mid-shift float within the same campus is possible
• Cross-campus mid-shift float is unlikely but possible

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Indiana
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• BLS issued by American Heart Association
• ACLS issued by American Heart Association
• NIHSS
• Stepdown (1 year of experience)
• Stepdown experience within the last year
• One completed travel assignment
• Experience working with Level 2 Trauma patients
• Experience with tele/12-lead EKG interpretation
• Ability to initiate and titrate cardiac drips (antiarrhythmics, Heparin, Insulin, etc.)
• Experience with post-surgical assessment and care
• Experience with Epic

Preferred Qualifications

• Stable home vents
• PleurX drain/pericardial drains
• Lumber drains
• VP shunts
• Narcan drips
• Strong assessment and critical thinking skills
• Resilient, adaptable, and social candidates

Unit Details

• 16-bed unit
• Day ratio: 1:3-4
• Night ratio: 1:3-4
• Med-surg ratio: 1:5
• CN patient assignment ratio: 1:2

Additional Notes

• Teaching hospital; may require precepting students and new hires
• Navy blue scrubs
• No competing health systems or agency logos
• 3 call-ins can result in termination
• COVID-19 vaccine not required, subject to change