Registered Nurse - Stepdown

Deaconess Health System•Evansville, IN

About The Position

The Midtown Stepdown Unit is a 19-bed specialty unit caring for patients who require close monitoring and advanced nursing care as they transition from critical illness toward recovery. The unit cares for cardiac and stroke patients, as well as patients with sepsis and complex medical-surgical conditions. Stepdown nurses recognize subtle changes, manage titratable drips, interpret cardiac rhythms, perform NIH Stroke Scale assessments, and provide high-level patient care. The role is suited to nurses who enjoy critical thinking, fast-paced environments, and caring for higher-acuity patients outside a traditional ICU setting. The unit emphasizes teamwork, engaged leadership, education, and shared governance.

Requirements

  • Active Indiana RN license or valid compact RN license.

Responsibilities

  • Provide close monitoring and advanced nursing care to patients transitioning from critical illness toward recovery.
  • Recognize subtle changes in patients’ conditions.
  • Manage titratable drips.
  • Interpret cardiac rhythms.
  • Perform NIH Stroke Scale assessments.
  • Provide high-level care to cardiac, stroke, sepsis, and complex medical-surgical patients.
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