Job Summary
Step Down Unit — Asheville, NC. This position provides care for patients with cardiac and progressive-care conditions, including heart failure, myocardial infarction, chest pain, arrhythmias, pulmonary hypertension, valvular disease, and post-procedure needs. The role requires telemetry proficiency, progressive-care experience, and the ability to manage titratable cardiac intravenous medications in a collaborative, compassionate care environment.
Job Details
- Schedule: Night shift, 12-hour shifts, with a minimum of 36 hours per week. Assignment dates are 11/29/2026 through 02/28/2027.
- Required Qualifications: Step-down or progressive-care experience; telemetry experience; experience managing titratable or cardiac intravenous medications, including nitroglycerin, diltiazem, amiodarone, dopamine, dobutamine, insulin, heparin, or bumetanide; Basic Life Support (BLS) certification; Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification.
- Preferred Qualifications: Experience with prostacyclin medications and relief charge responsibilities.
- Additional Information:
- Patient assignments are generally four patients per nurse, with staffing flexibility up to a five-to-one ratio.
- Patient populations include cardiac and progressive-care conditions, post-cardiac catheterization or stent procedures, post-pacemaker or implantable cardioverter-defibrillator procedures, and post-ablation care.
- Typical procedures include bedside cardioversion.
- The care environment uses infusion pumps, automated external defibrillation equipment, lift equipment, and bladder scanners.
- Staff should demonstrate flexibility, a positive attitude, teamwork, and compassion.
- Required attire is all-white or all-navy scrubs, or a white top with navy pants.
- Weekend coverage is required every other weekend.
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
