Registered Nurse/Step Down - Cleveland, OH - JM 26-13415

Job Title: Registered Nurse – Step Down
Location: Cleveland, OH
Job Type: Contract
Duration: 13 weeks
Shift: Day/Night Rotating | 7:00 AM–7:30 PM / 7:00 PM–7:30 AM
Schedule: 3x12 hours | 36 hours/week
Local Candidates Required: Yes
Traveler Candidates Required: Yes

Pay Rate
Local: $65–$68/hour
Traveler: $68–$72/hour

Note: This job doesn't offer any benefits.

Position Overview
We are seeking an experienced Registered Nurse to provide high-acuity nursing care to Step Down/Progressive Care patients requiring close monitoring and advanced clinical assessment.

Required Qualifications

• Active Ohio RN license or Compact State RN license.

• Minimum 12 months of permanent staff experience in Step Down/Progressive Care.

• Current AHA or client-approved BLS certification.

• Current ACLS certification.

• Current NIHSS certification.

• Strong Step Down/Progressive Care nursing experience.

• Ability to recognize and interpret ECG rhythms.

• Strong assessment, critical-thinking, and patient-monitoring skills.

• Willingness to work at least every other holiday.

• Ability to successfully complete the ECG Rhythm Recognition Test and SafeMedicate assessment during orientation.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience caring for higher-acuity Step Down/Progressive Care patients.

• Experience floating to comparable acute-care units.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive nursing care to Step Down/Progressive Care patients.

• Closely monitor patients and recognize changes in clinical condition.

• Perform nursing assessments, administer medications, and implement individualized care plans.

• Monitor and interpret ECG rhythms and promptly identify abnormal findings.

• Provide care for patients requiring a higher level of monitoring than general medical-surgical units.

• Collaborate with physicians and multidisciplinary healthcare teams to coordinate patient care.

• Accurately document assessments, interventions, medications, and patient responses.

• Maintain patient safety and follow infection-control and hospital policies.

• Float to J1-2, J33, and the Emergency Department as needed to care for patients with the same or similar patient population.

• Rotate between day and night shifts as required to meet operational needs.

• Participate in orientation and complete required competency assessments.

• Work assigned holidays in accordance with facility requirements.

Special Requirements

• Must be willing to float to J1-2, J33, and the Emergency Department as needed.

• Must successfully complete required ECG Rhythm Recognition and SafeMedicate assessments.