Registered Nurse - Stepdown
Division
Healthcare - Travel + Acute Care Nursing
Location
Long Island, New York
Employment Type
Temporary
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WCS Healthcare is currently seeking an ICU Step Down RN for a contract assignment at a Prestigious Hospital System in Suffolk County, Long Island!
Compensation : $65 - $70
Job ID : 22534
Job Function:
- Care for patients transitioning out of the ICU requiring more care and attention than patients on a general medical-surgical unit
- Monitoring patients with medical equipment such as catheters, feeding tubes, tracheostomies, ventilators and cardiac monitors
- Caring for multiple patients throughout the same shift, often varying in age and condition
- Monitoring patients with life-saving medical equipment such as IVs, catheters, feeding tubes and ventilators
- Responding to "code blue" alerts and other urgent situations
- Floating to other Stepdown/ Acute Units on an as-needed basis
- Providing a comfortable and secure environment for the patient while acting as their advocate
Job Requirements:
- Graduate from an accredited School of Nursing or Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (BSN)
- Current RN license for the state that you are working in (or willingness to obtain)
- 1-2 years of ICU/ ICU Step Down RN experience in an acute setting is required
- BLS & ACLS certifications from the American Heart Association are required
- NIHSS certification is required
- Excellent communication and customer service skills
Disclosure: The hourly rates and/or salaries listed may or may not reflect total compensation packages including bonus and fringe benefits, etc., nor are the advertisement(s) posted a guarantee of a certain compensation package for a position or bona fide offer of employment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.
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