Registered Nurse, Surgical Step Down, 24 Hours (Nights / Rotating Weekends)
Core
Deliver nursing care for intermediate-level surgical patients in a 38-bed step-down unit, including assessment, diagnosis, planning, intervention, and education.
Role type
Registered Nurse (Surgical Step Down)
Builds
Patient care plans and outcomes for post-operative and surgical specialty patients
Domain
Healthcare / Surgical Nursing
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Nursing assessment, care planning, patient education, inter-professional coordination, record management, policy adherence, quality improvement participation
Preferred skills
Trauma, vascular, neurosurgery, transplant, or cardiothoracic surgery experience
Technologies
Computerized data systems
Responsibilities
Assess, diagnose, plan, intervene, and evaluate patient care; coordinate and delegate care activities to colleagues; update and manage patient records; enter and interpret computerized data; assist leadership in quality improvement projects
Seniority
Entry to Mid-level, hands-on IC