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ICU Step-Down Registered Nurse
Job Description
HCA Healthcare is seeking a compassionate Registered Nurse for our ICU Step Down unit. In this high-acuity setting, you will deliver evidence-based care to complex, medically stable patients transitioning from intensive care. Responsibilities include assessing patient conditions, administering medications, titrating drips per protocol, monitoring telemetry, interpreting clinical data, and collaborating with physicians and interdisciplinary teams. You will educate patients and families, maintain accurate documentation, uphold infection control and safety standards, precept newer nurses as needed, and support a culture of compassion, teamwork, and continual learning. Responsibilities Provide high-acuity nursing care to ICU step down patients Continuously assess, monitor, and document patient status and vital signs Administer medications and therapies, including titrating drips per protocol Monitor and interpret telemetry and other clinical data Collaborate with physicians and interdisciplinary team members on care plans Educate patients and families on conditions, treatments, and discharge care Maintain accurate, timely electronic health records and documentation Adhere to infection control, safety, and quality standards Respond to emergencies and escalate changes in patient condition promptly Precept and mentor new nurses and nursing students as assigned Required Skills Telemetry monitoring and interpretation IV medication administration and drip titration Ventilator and respiratory support basics Wound care and post-surgical management Electronic Health Record (EHR) documentation Hemodynamic monitoring fundamentals Patient and family education Infection control and safety protocols Critical thinking and rapid assessment Care coordination with interdisciplinary teams