Step Down Unit RN
Newburgh, Indiana
Deaconess Gateway Hospital

Step Down Unit Registered Nurse

Role Overview

• Travel Registered Nurse in the Step Down Unit
• Primary location: Gateway
• 12-hour nights, 6:30 PM–7:00 AM
• Guaranteed 36 hours per week; may accept 48-hour contracts upon request
• Contract length: 13 weeks

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Indiana
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• PCU - Progressive Care Unit (1 year of experience)
• PCU - Progressive Care Unit experience within the last year
• One completed travel assignment
• BLS issued by American Heart Association
• ACLS issued by American Heart Association
• NIHSS
• Ability to initiate and titrate drips (antiarrhythmics, Heparin, Insulin, etc.)
• Experience with Epic

Preferred Qualifications

• Stable home vents
• PleurX drain/pericardial drains
• Lumber drains
• VP shunts
• Narcan drips

Schedule and Coverage

• Three weekends out of every six-week schedule
• Every other holiday
• 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
• On-call/call-back: N/A

Unit Details

• 16-bed unit
• Ratios: Days 1:3-4; Nights 1:3-4; 1:5 for M/S
• CN takes 1:2 patient assignment
• Teaching hospital; may require precepting of students and new-hires

Additional Notes

• No local candidates within 40 miles
• Navy blue scrubs
• 3 call-ins can result in termination
• COVID-19 vaccine not required, subject to change