Job Summary
Step Down Unit Registered Nurse (RN) – Maryland — This position involves leading the delivery of compassionate, evidence-based nursing care on a 22 Bed Telemetry Unit. The role emphasizes coordinating a multidisciplinary team, monitoring and interpreting patient conditions, and advocating for safe patient discharge processes.
Job Details
- Position Description: Lead the delivery of compassionate, evidence-based nursing care, ensuring every action aligns with the highest safety standards and organizational excellence. Coordinate a multidisciplinary team of specialists to ensure patient care is seamless, holistic, and focused on the best possible clinical outcomes. Monitor and interpret patient conditions in real-time, acting as the vital link between the patient and the medical team through proactive communication and precise documentation. Advocate for the patient’s journey by initiating and managing comprehensive discharge plans, ensuring a safe and successful transition from hospital to home.
- Required Qualifications: Licensure / Certification / Registration: BLS Provider obtained within 1 Month (30 days) of hire date or job transfer date. American Heart Association or American Red Cross accepted required. Registered Nurse credentialed from the Maryland Board of Nursing obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date required.
- Additional Information: Experience requirement: 0 years. Schedule: Days shift, 12-hour shifts, minimum 36 hours per week.
- Preferred Qualifications: Advanced Life Support (American Heart Association or American Red Cross) preferred. Pediatric Advanced Life Support (American Heart Association or American Red Cross) preferred.
- Submission Requirements: Licenses and certifications must be verified through appropriate listings. Expertise assessed via the Ascension Skills Checklist.
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
