Registered Nurse - Step Down Unit

Job Description

About Us

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 in Health Care by Newsweek.

• Named one of America’s Greatest Workplaces by Newsweek in 2024.

• Recognized as the Greatest Workplace for Women in both 2023 and 2024.

• Listed as one of the Greatest Workplaces for Diversity in 2024.

• Acknowledged by Forbes as one of the Best Employers for New Grads in 2023.

• Ranked among the Best Employers by State for Missouri.

• Healthcare Innovation's Top Companies to Work for in Healthcare in 2025.

Benefits

• Medical, Vision, Dental, Retirement Plan with employer match, and many more!

• For a comprehensive list of benefits, please click here: Benefits | CoxHealth

Overview of Unit

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 li5ely 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

• $25,000 Sign-On Bonus

• 120 hours of front-loaded Paid Time Off

• Up to $4,000 Relocation bonus

• $1.00 Certification pay

• $1.00 BSN pay

• Career Ladder Bonus eligible 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.

Job Requirements

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

Required: BLS must be obtained within 90 days

Must obtain ACLS within one year of hire