Job Summary:
Step Down Unit Registered Nurse (RN) – Asheville, North Carolina. This role involves providing specialized patient care within a 40-bed step down unit that manages patients with cardiac and pulmonary conditions. The position requires compassionate and flexible healthcare professionals who can adapt to the demands of a fast-paced environment, ensuring optimal patient outcomes.
Job Details:
- Schedule: Nights shift, 12-hour shifts, minimum of 36 hours per week.
- Required Qualifications: Candidates must have either step down or progressive care experience, telemetry experience, and be certified in Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS). Experience with titratable or cardiac intravenous medications such as nitroglycerine, Cardizem, amiodarone, dopamine, dobutrex, insulin drip, heparin, bumex/Lasix, etc., is also required.
- Preferred Qualifications: Candidates with experience with prostacyclins (Flolan, Veletri, Remodulin) and relief charge experience will be considered first.
- Responsibilities: Provide bedside care including cardioversion procedures and manage patients with conditions including congestive heart failure, myocardial infarction, arrhythmias, pulmonary hypertension, valvular disease, and post-procedure care for cardiac cath/stent, pacers, ICDs, and ablations.
- Additional Information: The position involves working in both MedSurg and step down units, including COVID units and ER holding areas under unit guidelines and policies discussed during orientation. Weekend work and on-call duties every other weekend are expected.
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
