RN ICU Stepdown- Full Time Nights
Company: SSM Health
Location: Fortuna
Posted on: January 9, 2026
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Job Description:
Job Description Job Description More than just a job, it's a
vocation Location: Our Healthcare Facility - Jefferson City
Employment Type: Regular Shift Availability: Night Shifts Benefits
Overview: We offer a competitive and affordable health insurance
package that includes: Daily pay options! Up to $5,250 in annual
tuition reimbursement Paid maternity and paternity leave Support
for adoption Diverse health insurance plans and wellness
initiatives Retirement plans with employer matching Short and
long-term disability coverage Employee assistance programs (EAP)
Position Overview: This role involves delivering direct nursing
care in alignment with the established policies, procedures, and
protocols of our healthcare organization. Key Responsibilities:
Apply medical-surgical nursing standards to enhance patient care
and quality of life by systematically assessing the effectiveness
of nursing practices. Build strong relationships and advocate for
patients and their families to create personalized care plans.
Utilize the nursing process to formulate and execute care plans,
gather assessment data, establish nursing diagnoses, identify
expected outcomes, implement interventions, and evaluate results.
Design assessment and management strategies considering various
dimensions of human responses to health issues. Demonstrate
understanding of how illnesses affect patients' physical,
functional, cultural, social, economic, developmental, spiritual,
vocational, and leisure aspects. Exhibit leadership by
collaborating with patients, families, communities, and
interdisciplinary teams to assess needs, set goals, plan
interventions, provide care, and evaluate outcomes. Engage in
effective communication with patients, families, and healthcare
providers to ensure culturally sensitive, ethical, and
compassionate care within available resources. Educate patients and
families on health promotion, maintenance, and comfort measures.
Encourage a positive work environment by mentoring and serving as a
role model for nursing colleagues and students. Implement
evidence-based practices in medical-surgical nursing to ensure care
aligns with patients' age-specific and clinical needs. Maintain a
state of alertness and safety in all activities. May conduct
point-of-care testing as per established guidelines. Perform
additional duties as assigned. Educational Requirements: Graduate
from an accredited nursing program or equivalent educational
background for licensing. Experience: No prior experience
necessary. Physical Demands: Regularly communicate verbally to
convey information. Frequent standing and walking required.
Occasional lifting, carrying, and pushing/pulling objects weighing
between 0-25 lbs. Regular sitting, reaching, and data entry tasks.
Frequent visual acuity for near (20 inches or less) and far (20
feet or more) distances, including color differentiation. Regularly
use olfactory senses to detect odors. Frequently utilize hearing to
receive verbal communication and identify sounds such as alarms.
Occasional lifting of objects weighing 25-50 lbs. Occasional
patient handling. Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling,
squatting, twisting, gripping, and repetitive movements of
feet/legs and hands/arms. Occasional driving may be required.
Rarely involves crawling or running. Licensure and Certifications
Required: For Illinois: Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider (BLS
HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA) Registered Professional
Nurse (RN) - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional
Regulation (IDFPR) For Missouri: Basic Life Support Healthcare
Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA) Registered
Nurse (RN) - Missouri Division of Professional Registration Or
Registered Nurse (RN) issued by Compact State For Oklahoma: Basic
Life Support Healthcare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart
Association (AHA) Registered Nurse (RN) issued by Compact State Or
Registered Nurse (RN) - Oklahoma Board of Nursing (OBN) For
Wisconsin: Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider (BLS HCP) -
American Heart Association (AHA) Registered Nurse (RN) issued by
Compact State Or Registered Nurse (RN) - Wisconsin Department of
Safety and Professional Services Work Schedule: Night Shift (United
States) Job Type: Employee Department: East ICU Scheduled Weekly
Hours: 36 Additional Benefits: We recognize the value of our
outstanding employees by providing a comprehensive benefits package
tailored to their needs. Paid Parental Leave: Eligible team members
receive one week of paid leave for newborns or newly adopted
children (pro-rated based on FTE). Flexible Payment Options: Our
voluntary benefit through DailyPay allows eligible hourly employees
instant access to their earned, unpaid base pay (fees may apply)
before payday. Upfront Tuition Coverage: We offer upfront tuition
coverage through FlexPath Funded for eligible team members. We are
an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate based on
race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sex,
sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, veteran status, or
any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
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