JOB DETAILS

RN, Stepdown, PRN, Nights

CompanyKindred Healthcare
LocationLogan
Work ModeOn Site
PostedApril 18, 2026
About The Company
Kindred’s mission is to help our patients reach their highest potential for health and healing with intensive medical and rehabilitative care through a compassionate patient experience. Kindred’s 61 long-term acute care hospitals (LTACHs), along with 18 community-based, short-term acute care hospital campuses from across the nation, became part of ScionHealth with its launch in December 2021. Cornerstone Healthcare Group joined the ScionHealth family of hospitals and hospital services in January 2023. In December 2021, Kindred Healthcare became a part of LifePoint Health, a leading healthcare company. As part of this transaction, LifePoint and Kindred also launched a new company, ScionHealth. Today, Kindred’s facilities are now part of either LifePoint or ScionHealth. Specifically, Kindred’s 61 long-term acute care hospitals – along with 18 community-based, short-term acute care hospital campuses from LifePoint – are now a part of ScionHealth.
About the Role

Step into a meaningful role at Logan Regional Medical Center, a 132-bed facility located in southern West Virginia. Logan Regional is an award-winning, full-service community hospital with a history of innovation, from its one-of-a-kind Rural General Surgery residency program to its collaboration with Mountain Health Network and Marshall Health to bring more opportunities for specialty care to the area. Logan Regional has earned the prestigious "A" grade from The Leapfrog Group, inclusion in Becker’s listing of Great Community Hospitals, and Best-in-State hospital status from Newsweek/Statista. Consider growing your career at Logan Regional, which offers an ideal combination of high standards of care in a small, caring community.

Job Summary

Under the direction of the nurse manager, the registered nurse is responsible for assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating nursing care for a defined group of patients in the stepdown unit. The RN coordinates care delivery to achieve optimal patient outcomes and supports the patient and family through the care continuum. 

Essential Functions

  • Collects, records, and analyzes patient conditions and provides care in accordance with patient needs 
  • Performs nursing interventions and monitoring, documenting and communicating condition changes to the healthcare team 
  • Educates patients and families; promotes physical and emotional well-being 
  • Provides discharge planning and patient/family teaching 
  • Delegates tasks to licensed and unlicensed personnel in accordance with scope of practice 
  • Maintains clinical competence in stepdown nursing practices 
  • Collaborates with interdisciplinary team members to ensure high-quality patient outcomes 
  • Participates in quality improvement and regulatory compliance efforts 

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities/Expectations

  • Exhibits critical thinking skills, decisive judgment, and the ability to work with minimal supervision in a high-stress environment 
  • Demonstrates effective verbal and written communication and strong interpersonal skills 
  • Maintains a professional and cooperative working relationship with patients, families, and the healthcare team 
  • Adheres to standards of care, policies, procedures, and ethical practices 
  • Works scheduled shifts as required and maintains compliance with orientation and mandatory education 
  • Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds 
  • Requires standing and walking for extended periods 
  • Must perform repetitive tasks and respond quickly to emergency situations 
  • Acute care hospital stepdown unit setting 
  • Exposure to bloodborne pathogens, infectious diseases, and chemical agents 
  • May include variable shifts including nights, weekends, and holidays 


Education

  • Completion of an accredited program for Registered Nursing. Required 
  • Bachelor’s degree in Nursing, preferred 

Licenses/Certifications

  • Current state license as a Registered Nurse 
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) 
  • Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS); other certifications within time frame required by facility policy 

Experience

  • One (1) year of nursing experience preferred
Key Skills
Patient assessmentNursing care planningCritical thinkingPatient educationDischarge planningInterdisciplinary collaborationClinical documentationEmergency responseBasic Life SupportAdvanced Cardiovascular Life SupportRegulatory complianceQuality improvement
Categories
Healthcare
Job Information
📋Core Responsibilities
The registered nurse is responsible for assessing, planning, and evaluating nursing care for patients in the stepdown unit. They coordinate care delivery, educate patients and families, and collaborate with the interdisciplinary team to ensure optimal outcomes.
📋Job Type
full time
📊Experience Level
0-2
💼Company Size
13563
📊Visa Sponsorship
No
💼Language
English
🏢Working Hours
40 hours
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