Step-Down RN
Auburn, New York
Auburn Community Hospital

Step-Down RN

Overview

• Travel/Contract role in Auburn, New York
• Night shift: 4x12 hours, 19:00–7:30
• 48 hours guaranteed
• Every other weekend and every other holiday
• No blocked scheduling
• Local candidates accepted

Required Qualifications

• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• Valid RN license in New York
• 2 years of Step-Down experience
• Step-Down experience within the last year
• BLS issued by American Heart Association
• ACLS issued by American Heart Association
• NIHSS
• Unexpired government-issued photo ID
• Background check within 1 year of start, covering all locations lived/worked/in school for the past 7 years
• EPLS/GSA/SAM clearance prior to facility start
• HHS/OIG clearance prior to facility start
• Orientation Safety Manual acknowledgement
• Physical exam within 12 months of start
• Fit test within 12 months of start
• Tetanus/Diphtheria/Tdap within the last 10 years or declination
• Negative TB test or chest x-ray
• Measles immunity
• Rubella immunity
• Hepatitis B series, titer, or signed declination
• Varicella immunity or acceptable declination option
• 9-panel drug screen within 30 days of start
• COVID vaccine records or declination
• 2 professional references within 3 years of hire
• Skills checklist
• New York NYS Nurse Aide Registry requirement
• New York State Medicaid Exclusion List requirement

Unit / Patient Population

• CHF
• S/P heart catheterization
• S/P vascular procedures
• Respiratory failure requiring BiPAP / CPAP / Vapotherm
• Cardiac dysrhythmias

Unit Procedures / Expectations

• Post-heart cath care
• TR bands
• Post-vascular procedure monitoring
• Frequent vital signs and neurovascular checks

Required Skills

• Cardiac / Emergency
• Cardiac monitoring
• Dysrhythmia interpretation
• Dysrhythmia management
• 12-lead EKG/ECG
• IV / Vascular
• IV start and maintenance
• PICC line management
• Blood product administration
• Medications
• Emergency medications
• Procedural sedation administration/monitoring
• Cardiac drip titration
• Neurological
• CVA / Acute Stroke management
• Respiratory / Thoracic
• BiPAP / CPAP management
• Assist with chest tube insertion/removal
• Professional skills: infection prevention, isolation precautions / PPE, phlebotomy

Medication System

• Pyxis

Preferred

• None stated