Job Summary
Registered Nurse, Progressive Care Unit, Marquette, Michigan. The Registered Nurse provides care for cardiac, telemetry, and stepdown patients in a fast-paced clinical environment. Responsibilities include cardiac monitoring, management of cardiac drips, and care for patients requiring progressive care services.
Job Details
- Schedule: Night shifts of 12 hours, 36 hours per week, every other weekend; call may be required when census is low.
- Required Qualifications: Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), and NIH certifications; associate degree; at least one year of experience in a Progressive Care Unit (PCU) or stepdown setting.
- Preferred Qualifications: Experience caring for Progressive Care Unit (PCU) or stepdown patient populations and familiarity with lower-acuity intensive care unit skills.
- Float: Float rotation may be required.
- Additional Information: The role supports cardiac and stepdown patients, including those requiring telemetry monitoring, chest tube care, cardiac monitoring, and cardiac drips. Common diagnoses and treatments include chest pain, video-assisted thoracic surgery, stroke and transient ischemic attack, pre- and post-open-heart surgery, pacemakers, heart blocks, vascular conditions, and congestive heart failure. Typical patient ratios range from 1:5–6 for cardiac patients and 1:3–4 for Progressive Care Unit (PCU) and stepdown patients. Blue or navy scrubs are required; blue jeans are not permitted.
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
