Step-Down RN
Auburn, New York
Auburn Community Hospital

Step-Down Registered Nurse

Job Overview

• Location: Auburn, New York
• Employment type: Travel/Contract
• Shift: Day, 4x12 hours, 7:00 AM–7:30 PM
• Guaranteed hours: 36 per week
• Schedule notes: Every other weekend and every other holiday; no blocked scheduling
• Patient ratio: 1:4–5
• Medication system: Pyxis
• Local candidates: Accepted

Required Qualifications

• Valid New York RN license
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) or Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• BLS - Basic Life Support issued by the American Heart Association
• ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support issued by the American Heart Association
• NIHSS
• 2 years of Step-Down experience
• Step-Down experience within the last year

Key Clinical Experience

• Step-Down nursing
• Cardiac monitoring and dysrhythmia interpretation/management
• 12-lead EKG/ECG
• IV start and maintenance
• PICC line management
• Blood product administration
• Emergency medication administration
• Procedural sedation administration/monitoring
• Cardiac drip titration
• CVA / acute stroke management
• BiPAP / CPAP management
• Chest tube insertion/removal assistance
• Infection prevention and isolation precautions/PPE
• Phlebotomy

Unit Patient Population

• Congestive heart failure
• Post–heart catheterization care
• Post-vascular procedure monitoring
• Respiratory failure requiring BiPAP, CPAP, or Vapotherm
• Cardiac dysrhythmias

Unit Procedures

• TR band management
• Frequent vital signs and neurovascular checks

Compliance / Onboarding Requirements

• Unexpired government-issued photo ID
• Background check covering all locations lived/worked/in school for the past 7 years
• EPLS/GSA/SAM screening
• HHS/OIG screening
• Orientation safety manual acknowledgement
• Stroke education and NIH Stroke Scale training
• Telemetry pass/fail assessment
• NURSYS verification
• Primary source license verification
• Annual tuberculosis screening questionnaire
• Full physical exam within 12 months of start
• Fit test within 12 months of start, then annually
• Tdap within the last 10 years or declination
• TB test or chest X-ray documentation
• Measles, mumps, and rubella immunity documentation
• Hepatitis B documentation
• Varicella documentation
• Drug screen within 30 days of start
• Flu vaccination or declination during flu season
• COVID vaccination records or declination
• 2 professional references within 3 years of hire
• Skills checklist
• New York Nurse Aide Registry check
• New York State Medicaid Exclusion List check

Additional Notes

• Candidates within 50 miles of the facility receive a lower travel rate.