Job Summary
Registered Nurse, Progressive Care Unit — Central Georgia. The Registered Nurse provides quality, patient-centered care by completing assessments, developing and implementing individualized care plans, coordinating patient education and discharge planning, and supporting safe rehabilitation outcomes. The role also provides direction and supervision to ancillary nursing personnel while promoting continuity of care and patient safety.
Job Details
- Required Qualifications: Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required before the first shift.
- Preferred Qualifications: Minimum of two years of bedside clinical experience. Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification may be required before the first shift for applicable assignments.
- Schedule: Night shifts consisting of 12-hour shifts, with a minimum of 36 hours per week.
- Additional Information: Responsibilities include completing nursing assessments within eight hours of admission; documenting assessments, interventions, and patient responses; participating in interdisciplinary care planning; providing direct patient care; initiating discharge planning and patient education; communicating changes in patient status; delegating and supervising ancillary nursing personnel; supporting safe patient handling and infection prevention practices; assuming charge responsibilities following orientation when requested; and pursuing ongoing professional development.
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
