RN Step Down

Stepdown Intermediate Care Nurse

Shift Timings: 18:45- 07:15 Hours, Monday to Friday 3 days 12 hours shift. Per Week: 36 Hours.

Unit Capacity: 36 Beds Population Served: Cardiac and Neuro Stepdown: Cardiac bedside monitoring, Cardiac drips, TR bands, Post heart caths, Stroke/Neuro patients, BIPAP overflows Ages of Patients Served: Young Adult through Late Adult (18 - 60+) Nurse to Patient Ratios: 1:6 Core Staffing Plan: Variable staffing grid to include: Registered Nurses (RNs), Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs), Patient Care Technicians (PCTs), Nurse Interns (NIs). An RN assumes full responsibility for the patients on each team.

Staffing Certification:

• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
• Certification National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) Successful completion of a proctored rhythm test

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Implements and monitors patient care plans.
• Monitors, records and communicates patient condition as appropriate.
• Serves as a primary coordinator of all disciplines for well-coordinated patient care.
• Notes and carries out physician and nursing orders.
• Assesses and coordinates patient's discharge planning needs with members of the healthcare team.
• Within scope of job, requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Must be able to work in a stressful environment.
• Follows Standard Precautions using personal protective equipment as required.

Requirements:

• Experience: 2 Years