RN (Registered Nurse)

Details

Client Name
Dominican Hospital - ML

Job Type
Travel

Offering
Nursing

Profession
RN

Specialty
PCU

Job ID
35582373

Job Title
RN (Registered Nurse)

Weekly Pay
$2520.0


Shift Details

Shift
Day - 12x3 - 07AM

Scheduled Hours
36


Job Order Details

Start Date
11/09/2026

End Date
02/08/2027

Duration
13 Week(s)


Job Description
Job Title: Stepdown Nurse
Profession: RN (Registered Nurse)
Specialty: TCU/Stepdown
Duration: 13 weeks
Shift: 12H Days
Hours per Shift: 12 hours
Experience: Minimum 2 years
License: Required
Certifications: ACLS, BLS, NIHSS


Must-Have:
Progressive Care Certified Nurse (if taking on charge nurse role)


Description:
Stepdown nurses are required for a true stepdown unit with telemetry and cardiac intervention capabilities.
The unit includes 20 telemetry beds, 16 cardiac intervention beds, and 8 overflow telemetry beds.
Ratios are maintained at 1:3 or 1:4 based on patient acuity.
The charting system used is Cerner.
Charge nurses do not manage patients.
Nurse aides are present at a ratio of 1 per every 12 patients, with a full unit having 3 aides.
Weekend requirements include working every other weekend, rotating between Friday/Saturday nights and Saturday/Sunday days.
Holiday coverage also follows an every other holiday rotation.
Scrub color is navy.
Telemetry monitoring utilizes Phillips monitors; nurses must be able to read and interpret strips.
Monitor technicians are available.
Mechanical ventilation is not provided, but CPAP, BIPAP, and high-flow oxygen are used.
Clientists and intensivists are on-site 24/7.
An IV team is present during regular hours, and respiratory therapy is available 24/7.
Pharmacy services operate around the clock.
Shifts include 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM, 3:00 PM - 3:00 AM, and 7:00 PM - 7:00 AM.
Common diagnoses include post-catheterization patients, post-TEE, post-cardioversion, ablations, AICD cases, and patients requiring external temporary pacing.
Patients may have chest tubes, tube feedings, and various drains.
Nurses must be proficient with medication drips, including amiodarone, cardizem, nitroglycerin, pressors, dopamine, insulin, and heparin.
Cancellation policy allows for the possibility of up to 4 shifts being canceled during a 13-week assignment.
The unit requires experienced stepdown nurses, not medical telemetry nurses.


Client Details

Address
1555 Soquel Dr

City
Santa Cruz

State
CA

Zip Code
95065


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