Step Down Unit RN
Evansville, Indiana
Deaconess Hospital

Registered Nurse — Step Down Unit

Location

• Evansville, Indiana

Employment Type

• Travel

Contract Length

• 13 weeks

Schedule

• 12-hour nights
• Shift time: 6:30 PM - 7:00 AM
• Guaranteed hours: 36 per week
• Weekend requirement: three weekends in every six-week schedule
• Holiday requirement: every other holiday

Required Qualifications

• Current active compact RN license
• AHA BLS
• AHA ACLS
• NIHSS
• 2 solid years of Stepdown experience plus 1 travel contract, or 5 years of solid Stepdown experience if no travel experience
• Recent EPIC experience
• Ability to pass tele tests

Clinical Focus

• Stepdown cardiac/neuro care
• Post-procedure cardiac care
• STEMI/NSTEMI care
• Carotid endarterectomy
• Sepsis
• Neuro care, including CVAs, seizures, and possible TBI
• DKA

Key Skills

• Telemetry and 12-lead EKG interpretation
• Post heart cath care
• Drip titration and initiation
• Strong neuro assessments
• Chest tube care
• PIV insertion
• Strong assessment and critical thinking skills

Work Setting

• 19-bed blended unit with designated Stepdown and MS/T beds
• Stepdown nurses may care for MS/T patients
• First to float within skillset
• May float across campuses with short notice

Additional Notes

• Clinical interview required
• No local candidates within 40 miles
• Navy blue scrubs required
• Teaching hospital setting; may require precepting students and new hires
• 3 call-ins can result in termination