Job Summary
Registered Nurse, Pediatric Step Down Unit — Baltimore, Maryland. This position provides care for pediatric and adolescent patients in a mixed rehabilitation and step-down setting. The role supports patients with complex diagnoses, including traumatic brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, burns, feeding disorders, failure to thrive, and post-orthopedic surgical needs.
Job Details
- Schedule: Rotating 12-hour day and night shifts, 7:00 a.m.–7:30 p.m. or 7:00 p.m.–7:30 a.m., 36 hours per week; every other weekend and scheduled holidays required.
- Required Qualifications: Active Maryland or compact Registered Nurse license; Basic Life Support (BLS) certification; Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) certification; two years of experience; pediatric experience with pediatric step-down, pediatric medical-surgical, or pediatric rehabilitation skills; experience with tracheostomy and ventilator management; patient ratio experience of 1:4; proficiency in central line and implanted line care, pediatric feedings, infection prevention, isolation precautions and personal protective equipment, nasogastric tube management, oral and nasal suctioning, oxygen delivery systems, peripheral line care, spinal cord injury care, intravenous therapy, tracheostomy care, ventilator management, and wound assessment and care.
- Preferred Qualifications: Experience with Meditech charting and previous charge experience.
- Float: Float rotation may be required.
- Additional Information:
- Patient population includes pediatrics and adolescents.
- Clinical conditions include traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, gunshot wounds, motor vehicle accidents, burns, feeding disorders, failure to thrive, spina bifida, cerebral palsy, and post-orthopedic surgical needs requiring physical, occupational, and speech therapy.
- Interdisciplinary support includes physical therapy, respiratory services, interpretation services, phlebotomy, radiology, pharmacy, and unit secretary support.
- On-call coverage is not required.
- Scrubs may be any color or pattern.
- Two days of pre-approved time off may be requested.
- Flu vaccination is required, with no exemptions.
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
