Facility:
Cox Medical Center Branson: 525 Branson Landing Blvd., Branson, Missouri, United States of America, 65616
Department:
1397 Step Down Unit Branson
Scheduled Weekly Hours:
36
Hours:
6:30 PM - 7:00 AM
Work Shift:
Night Shift (United States of America)
CoxHealth is a leading healthcare system serving 25 counties across southwest Missouri and northern Arkansas. The organization includes six hospitals, 5 ERs, and over 80 clinics. CoxHealth has earned the following honors for workplace excellence:
Named one of Modern Healthcare’s Best Places to work five times.
Named one of America’s Greatest Workplaces, Greatest Workplaces in Healthcare (2025, 2026), Greatest Workplaces for Women (2023, 2024), and Greatest Workplaces for Diversity (2024) by Newsweek and Plant-A Insights Group.
Acknowledged by Forbes as one of the Best Employers for New Grads.
Healthcare Innovation's Top Companies to Work for in Healthcare (2025).
Benefits
Medical, Vision, Dental, Retirement with Employer Match and more (20+ hrs/week)
For a comprehensive list of benefits, please click here: Benefits | CoxHealth
Job Description:
Overview of Unit/Department
Step Down Unit SDU / PCU
We call PCU our pendulum floor. It is for patients that don’t quite need CCU but are not well enough to move to med surg. There are 3-5:1 patient to nurse ratios on this floor. We have a tiered level of acuity - Gray patients: more acutely ill you will experience things like bipap initiation, cardiac and insulin gtts, these are where the patients that are likely to need hire level of care go for extra monitoring. White patients: are stroke, cardiac, respiratory, and telemetry. This floor experiences a lot of ETOH and drug withdrawal patients as their clinical condition can change rapidly.
Additional Information About the Position for Qualified Candidates
• Up to $10,000 Sign-On Bonus
• Up to 80 hours of front-loaded Paid Time Off.
• Up to $3,000 Relocation Bonus
• $1.00 BSN pay
• $1.00 certification pay
• Career Ladder up to $5,000
Job Summary
The critical care nurse provides direct and individualized care to acutely and critically ill patients, in a highly technical and ongoing monitoring environment. They assess the patient’s condition, perform diagnostic tests, begin treatments and assist doctors with any required medical procedures. The critical care nurse monitors and adjusts specialized equipment, interprets and records electronic displays; i.e. intracranial pressures, central venous pressures, pulmonary artery pressures, cardiac rhythms, ventilator settings, etc.
Education:
Required: Graduate of an accredited nursing program or NLN approved program
Preferred: Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing
Experience:
Preferred: Previous nursing experience
Skills:
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Demonstrate effective leadership abilities
• Exhibits valuable time management skills
• Strong critical thinking/problem solving skills.
• Flexibility and ability to work in a multi-tasking environment.
Licensure/Certification/Registration
Required: RN license active in the state of Missouri