Critical Care Step Down Nurse

About the Role

As our Stepdown Nurse at CHI St Vincent Hot Springs, you’ll monitor patients who are critically ill and unstable following extensive injury, surgery, or life-threatening disease. You’ll begin each shift by taking report from a nursing teammate before making your rounds. You’ll provide continued care and perform procedures as detailed in the care plan. To thrive in this role, you’ll heavily depend on your ability to multitask and react. You’ll clinically care for your patients—remaining focused and attentive as you continuously monitor them throughout your shift. You also serve as their advocate—supporting their best interests when they cannot. Your sound judgment during an emergency and rapid response are key to success and advancement.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, and implement nursing care while ensuring patient comfort
• Anticipate, identify, and respond to informational and emotional needs of patients and families
• Guide and direct healthcare personnel (i.e., Patient Care Technicians) in caring for patients
• Maintain knowledge of equipment setup, maintenance, and use (i.e., IV pumps, monitoring equipment, and drainage devices)
• Utilize safeguards such as IV pump drug library and monitor alarms as necessary
• Initiate emergency support measures (i.e., cardiopulmonary resuscitation, protecting patient from injury)
• Assist with patient care duties/tasks (i.e., emptying drainage devices, ambulating, and hygiene)

Requirements

• Associate of Nursing (Graduate of an accredited school of nursing required, upon hire)
• Basic Life Support - CPR (within 30 days)
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (within 90 days)
• Registered Nurse: AR (upon hire)

Preferred: Bachelor of Nursing (Graduate of an accredited school of nursing, upon hire).

About the Workplace

CHI St. Vincent, a regional health network serving Arkansas, is part of CommonSpirit Health. We have served Arkansas since 1888 with a history of many firsts. With more than 280 licensed beds, CHI St. Vincent Hot Springs is a faith-based, not-for-profit organization serving the healthcare needs of Hot Springs, Ark., and surrounding communities. CHI St. Vincent Hot Springs and CHI St. Vincent Infirmary in Little Rock are two of just over 400 Magnet hospitals nationwide and two of just four in Arkansas. As a Magnet institution, we achieved Magnet status for the first time on October 14, 2020, and employ the highest standards of quality, ensuring patient care and safety are the top priority. Studies show that Magnet hospitals have better overall patient outcomes than non-Magnet hospitals.

Benefits

• Sign-on bonus up to $25,000 depending on shift (for eligible hires)
• Additional pay for participation in our clinical ladder
• Referral bonuses
• Excellent benefits
• Relocation assistance

Pay

$32.38 - $43.68 per hour