Job Summary
Registered Nurse, Medical Surgical Floor — Location not provided. This position provides comprehensive nursing care by assessing patients, developing and implementing individualized care plans, evaluating outcomes, and documenting care in accordance with professional standards. The role also coordinates with the healthcare team, supports patient and family education, and may direct or supervise licensed and non-licensed personnel.
Job Details
- Schedule: Night shift; 12-hour shifts; minimum of 36 hours per week.
- Required Qualifications: Current, valid Registered Nurse (RN) license in the state of practice, a temporary or interim Registered Nurse (RN) license in the state of practice, or compact Registered Nurse (RN) licensure; Basic Life Support (BLS) certification; minimum of one year of experience in an acute care hospital setting within the past 12 months as a Registered Nurse (RN) in the specialty area.
- Preferred Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree; professional certification; additional related education or experience.
- Additional Information:
- Assesses physical, psychological, social, spiritual, educational, developmental, cultural, and discharge planning needs.
- Develops, implements, evaluates, and revises individualized plans of care.
- Provides direct patient care, delegates appropriately, and supervises care delivered by other personnel.
- Documents assessments, interventions, patient responses, and physician orders accurately and timely.
- Collaborates with patients, families, physicians, and multidisciplinary healthcare team members.
- Participates in patient education, orientation, mentoring, quality improvement, and evidence-based practice activities.
- Weekend and holiday requirements may apply.
- Frequent standing, walking, bending, squatting, reaching, and stretching are required.
- The role requires adequate hearing, vision, color vision, fine motor skills, eye-hand coordination, and the ability to assist with patient transfers.
- Standard precautions are required due to potential exposure to blood and bodily fluids.
Benefits
The benefits of taking a travel assignment with Cross Country include:
- Private housing or generous housing allowance
- Comprehensive health insurance with prescription coverage
- Dependent health insurance with prescription coverage
- Competitive salaries
- Referral bonuses
- Travel reimbursement
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Direct deposit/free checking
- Unlimited free CE credits
