RN - Risk Management

Profession: RN

Specialty: Stepdown/Medsurg

Duration: 13 weeks

Shift: Nights

Hours per Shift: 12 hours

Experience: 1 year

License: Required

Certifications: BLS (AHA)

Must-Have:

• Epic experience

Description:

The unit has a 29-bed capacity, currently under construction.

All beds will be step-down equipped and will open in the first quarter of 2026.Nurse to patient ratios are 3:1 for step-down and 6:1 for the floor.

The unit serves both floor and step-down patients based on needs.

There is a diverse patient population with primarily medical diagnoses.

Candidates, both new and experienced nurses, are encouraged to apply.

Candidates must be able to manage either 6 patients for med-surg or 3 patients for step-down.

Nurses will have orders written to titrate drips such as Heparin, insulin, anti-hypertensives, and others.

Charge RNs and House Supervisors are available 24/7.Charge RNs may take an assignment during initial unit operations, but the goal is to operate with a free charge RN.There are Clinical Associates (CAs) on the unit, with a recommended ratio of 1 CA for every 10 patients.

RT equipment includes CPAP and BiPAP on both the floor and step-down units.

Higher level management of vents will be referred to the ICU.There is a remote telemetry surveillance center for central monitoring.

RNs are not required to read their own strips, as Philips telemetry monitoring equipment is in use.

Shifts are 12 hours, with a flexible scheduling approach, though block scheduling is not guaranteed.

Weekend and holiday work is expected, with approximately half of all recognized holidays being worked.

There is no on-call or standby requirement.

RNs may be the first to float or be pulled to other floor or step-down units.

Scrub colors may include any combination of royal blue and white.

Cancellation policy applies for shifts per assignment.