Stepdown Registered Nurse
Evansville, Indiana
Deaconess Hospital

Job Opportunity: Registered Nurse – Step Down Unit

Location: Evansville, Indiana
Employment Type: Travel

Job Details

• 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
• Unit Info:

  • 19 beds total (8 Stepdown, 11 Med/Surg/Telemetry)
  • Nurse-to-patient ratio: Days 1:5-6; Nights 1:4
  • Stepdown RNs also care for Med/Surg/Telemetry patients
• Unit Culture: Low turnover, experienced management, teaching hospital environment with possible precepting of students and new hires
• Scrub Color: Navy blue, no competing logos allowed
• COVID-19 Vaccine: Not required (subject to change)

Patient Population

• Post-procedure cardiac patients (cath/stents/interventions, pacers, ICD, ablation)
• STEMI/NSTEMI care
• Carotid endarterectomy
• Sepsis
• Neurological cases (CVAs, seizures, possible TBI)
• Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA)

Required Qualifications

• License: Current active compact RN license
• Certifications:

  • AHA BLS
  • AHA ACLS
  • NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certification
• Experience:

  • Minimum 5 years solid Stepdown experience OR
  • 2 years solid Stepdown experience plus completion of at least 1 prior travel contract (prior travel experience required if only 2 years Stepdown)
• Charting: Recent EPIC experience required (checkoff class will be required)
• Skills:

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

Additional Notes

• No local candidates within 40-mile radius considered
• Strict attendance policy: 3 call-ins can result in termination
• GSA hours not guaranteed during orientation week; guaranteed set hours otherwise except during unit closures on holidays