Stepdown Cardiac RN
Dayton, Ohio
Miami Valley Hospital

Stepdown Cardiac

Overview

• Travel/Contract role in Dayton, Ohio
• 13-week contract
• Night shift: 3x12 hours, 19:00–7:30
• 36 hours per week
• Targeted patient ratios: 1:5–6
• Must be available to work at minimum every other holiday and every other weekend

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Ohio
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• Cardiac Stepdown (1 year of experience)
• Cardiac Stepdown experience within the last year
• Stepdown experience
• BLS - Basic Life Support issued by American Heart Association
• NIHSS
• IV Start
• Ability to read and interpret EKG strips
• Experience with cardiac drips (heparin, nitroglycerin, amiodarone, Cardizem, insulin)
• Experience with Epic
• Current resume/application
• 2 references from within 2 years of start, with 1 from a Manager, Supervisor, or Charge RN
• Skills checklist within 1 year prior to documentation due date and updated annually
• Physical exam within 2 years of start
• Negative TB or chest X-ray
• Drug screen within 12 months prior to documentation due date
• Respiratory protection medical questionnaire and clearance
• Annual health questionnaire
• Candidate agreement
• Government-issued photo ID
• E-Verify documentation
• Proof of name change, if applicable
• 7-year criminal background check
• EPLS/GSA/SAM check
• HHS/OIG check
• NURSYS verification
• Ohio licensure

Preferred

• ACLS
• Travel experience
• Some level 1 or 2 experience

Unit Details

• Advanced Care Unit
• Typical patients include heart failure, chest pain rule out, NSTEMI, post-procedure patients, COPD exacerbation, drug/ETOH overdose, and withdrawal
• Nurses must be competent to run IV drips such as heparin, nitroglycerin, amiodarone, Cardizem, and insulin
• Navy Blue scrubs

Floating

• Traveler will be first to float at discretion
• May float in and out of specialty clusters
• May be assigned a medically appropriate assignment or support the nursing care team of the unit floated to
• May include floating to the ED to care for boarders
• If assigned to the main campus, may also float to south campus and north campus

Additional Notes

• RTO must be requested with initial submittal; no RTO will be added after the offer
• RTO approval is at the manager’s discretion
• For a 48-hour contract, overtime is paid after 48 hours