Step Down Unit Registered Nurse
Evansville, Indiana
Deaconess Hospital

Job Opportunity: Registered Nurse – Step Down Unit

Location: Evansville, Indiana
Employment Type: Travel

Job Details

• Specialty: Step Down Unit
• Contract Length: 13 weeks
• Shift: 12-hour nights (6:30 PM – 7:00 AM)
• Guaranteed Hours: 36 hours per week
• Weekend/Holiday Requirement: Work three weekends every six weeks; every other holiday
• Float Requirement:

  • First to float within skillset
  • Possible float to nearby campuses (8-11 miles away) with 2-hour notice
  • Mid-shift float within same campus; cross-campus mid-shift float unlikely but possible
• On Call/Call Back: Not required

Experience & Certification Requirements

• Experience:

  • Minimum 2 years solid Step Down experience plus 1 prior travel contract
    OR
  • 5 years solid Step Down experience if no prior travel experience
• Prior Travel Experience: Required (must have completed at least 1 prior travel contract if only 2 years Step Down experience)
• Charting: Recent EPIC experience required (checkoff class required)
• Licenses/Certifications:

  • Current active compact nursing license
  • AHA BLS
  • AHA ACLS
  • NIHSS certification

Patient Population & Skillset

• Patient Types:

  • Post-procedure cardiac (cath/stents/interventions, pacers, ICD, ablation)
  • STEMI/NSTEMI care
  • Carotid endarterectomy
  • Sepsis
  • Neuro (CVAs, seizures, possible TBI)
  • DKA
• Skills Required:

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

Unit Information

• 19 beds total (8 Step Down beds, 11 Med/Surg/Telemetry beds)
• Nurse-to-patient ratio:

  • Days: 1:5-6
  • Nights: 1:4
• Step Down RNs also care for Med/Surg/Telemetry patients
• Navy blue scrubs required; no competing health system or agency logos allowed
• Teaching hospital environment; may require precepting students and new hires
• Strict attendance policy: 3 call-ins can result in termination

Additional Notes

• COVID-19 vaccine not required (subject to change)
• Guaranteed set hours per week except during holidays when unit is closed
• No local candidates within 40-mile radius allowed