Cardiac Stepdown RN
Saint Louis, Missouri
Mercy Hospital Saint Louis

RN - Step Down

Job Overview

• Location: Saint Louis, Missouri
• Employment type: Travel
• Specialty: Cardiac Stepdown
• Shift: Nights, 19:00–07:30
• Weekly hours: 36 or 48
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1
• Schedule notes: Every other weekend as required; no call

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Missouri
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• Cardiac Stepdown (1 year of experience)
• Cardiac Stepdown experience within the last year
• Experience in an Inpatient setting

Preferred Qualifications

• NIHSS certification

Unit Details

• 32 beds
• Typical patient ratio: 1:3–1:4
• Float as needed to a similar or lower acuity unit
• Common equipment includes chest tubes, temporary pacemakers, and BiPAPs

Patient Population

• Post-op CABG/valve patients
• Thoracotomies
• Respiratory failure
• Chest pain

Work Environment

• Night shift orients on day shift
• Traveler must be available the entire week for orientation
• High physical demands, including standing/walking most of the time and lifting/turning patients with assistance
• Exposure to blood and body fluids

Additional Notes

• Auto-offer position
• Team-oriented candidate preferred
• Scrubs: all black with facility logo on top