RN Step Down

Department:
Stepdown Intermediate Care

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
  
  Certifications:
  
  Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS), Successful completion of a proctored rhythm test

• 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.

• Experience:
  
  2 Years