Job Title: Registered Nurse
Profession: RN (Registered Nurse)
Specialty: Stepdown/Medsurg
Duration: 13 Weeks
Shift: Weekend Nightshift
Hours per Shift: 12
Experience: Minimum 1 year of experience required
License: License required for submission
Certifications: BLS (AHA)
Must-Have: MUST HAVE EPIC EXPERIENCE
Description:
29-bed Stepdown/Medsurg unit currently undergoing construction.
All beds will be step down equipped, with an opening planned for the first quarter of 2026.
Nurse to patient ratios for stepdown: 3:1.
Nurse to patient ratios for Medsurg: 6:1.
The unit serves both floor and step-down patients based on patient and hospital needs.
Diverse patient population with primarily medical diagnoses.
Candidates should be able to handle 6 patients for Medsurg or 3 patients for stepdown.
RNs will have orders written to titrate drips.
Common titratable drips include Heparin, insulin, anti-hypertensives, antiarrhythmics, phenobarbital, ketamine, morphine/dilaudid/fentanyl PCAs, and TPN.
Charge RNs and House Supervisors available 24/7.
Charge RNs will likely take an assignment when the unit first opens, but the goal is to always run with a free charge RN.
Clinical Associates (nurse aids) will be assigned to maintain a ratio of 1:10.
Equipment on the unit includes CPAP, BiPAP, and HiFlo; vents will only require adjustment in ICU.
There is a remote telemetry surveillance center for central monitoring.
RNs are not expected to read their own telemetry strips; equipment used is Phillips telemetry monitoring.
12-hour shifts are scheduled with efforts made for requested schedules.
Weekend work is a requirement for this position.
Expectation to work approximately half of all recognized holidays.
No call or standby requirement is necessary.
First to float or be pulled to other floor/stepdown units as needed.
Dress code includes any combination of royal blue and white.
Cancellation policy: 2 shifts per 13-week assignment and 1 shift for assignments less than 13 weeks.