Job Tittle: RN Step Down Unit (SDU)
Location: Los Angeles, CA – 90027
Contract Duration: 14 Weeks | 36 hours / week
Shift: Night Shift, 7:00 PM – 7:30 AM | 3 × 12-hour
Pay: $70/hr.
Job Summary
We are seeking an experienced Registered Nurse (RN) for the Step Down Unit (SDU) in Los Angeles, CA. The ideal candidate will have recent nursing experience, cardiac rhythm recognition skills, and the ability to provide high-quality care to adult patients requiring close monitoring.
Job Duties and Responsibilities
- Provide direct nursing care to adult patients requiring intermediate-level care and continuous monitoring.
- Assess, monitor, and document patients’ vital signs, neurological status, cardiac rhythms, and overall clinical condition.
- Interpret cardiac rhythms and recognize arrhythmias or other signs of clinical deterioration.
- Administer medications, IV therapies, and prescribed treatments in accordance with physician orders and facility protocols.
- Monitor patients recovering from critical illness, surgery, or cardiac events and promptly escalate changes in condition.
- Operate and monitor cardiac telemetry equipment and other bedside monitoring devices.
- Collaborate with physicians, respiratory therapists, and interdisciplinary healthcare teams to develop and implement individualized care plans.
- Respond promptly to medical emergencies and initiate appropriate interventions, including CPR and advanced life support when required.
- Maintain accurate and timely documentation of assessments, interventions, medications, and patient outcomes in the electronic health record (EHR).
- Educate patients and families regarding treatment plans, medications, recovery, and discharge instructions.
Required Qualifications
- Minimum 1 year of recent, full-time equivalent nursing experience within the last 3 years.
- Graduate of an accredited nursing program.
- Active Registered Nurse (RN) license in the state where care is provided (California).
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification.
- Experience in cardiac rhythm recognition.