Job Summary
Registered Nurse, Medical-Surgical With Telemetry — Multiple locations. This position provides nursing care to adult and geriatric medical-surgical patients requiring telemetry monitoring and management of complex medical and surgical conditions. The role includes night shifts, unit floating based on operational needs, and collaboration with interdisciplinary care teams.
Job Details
- Required Qualifications: Minimum of 2 years of experience; Basic Life Support (BLS) certification; National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certification; compact license in hand at submission; experience caring for adult and geriatric patients; experience with a 5:1 patient ratio; proficiency in telemetry monitoring, dysrhythmia interpretation and management, central and peripheral line care, peripherally inserted central catheter management, blood product administration, chest tube management, continuous bladder irrigation, feeding tube care, non-invasive airway management, oxygen administration, seizure disorder care, intravenous access, substance withdrawal management, wound care, wound vacuum management, and cardiac drip management without titration.
- Preferred Qualifications: Experience with electronic charting systems.
- Schedule: Night shifts consisting of 12 hours per shift, with a minimum of 36 hours per week; weekend coverage is required every other weekend.
- Float: Float rotation may be required.
- Additional Information: The role supports general medical and surgical patients ages 18 and older, including conditions such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbation, total joint replacement, orthopedic repair, spinal surgery, stroke, sepsis, pneumonia, congestive heart failure, gastrointestinal bleeding, bowel obstruction, and alcohol withdrawal. On-call availability may be required when placed on standby due to low census. Holiday coverage is required for 3 of 5 designated holidays. Interdisciplinary support includes intravenous therapy, physical therapy, respiratory services, interpretation services, phlebotomy, radiology, social services, rapid response, pharmacy, transportation, and unit secretarial services. A reliable vehicle is required for the assignment.
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
