Job Summary
Step Down Unit Nurse – Days Shift – Location unspecified. This role involves providing high-acuity patient care in a cardiac and cardiothoracic specialty environment. The position requires experienced nursing skills to support patients recovering from procedures such as stents, pacemakers, ICDs, CABG, and vascular interventions.
Job Details
- Position Description: Responsible for caring for pre/post cardiac, vascular, and thoracic surgical patients, including those with pacemakers, ICDs, stents, post-CABG, and post-vascular procedures. Role involves monitoring, titrating select drips, and managing high-acuity patients.
- Required Qualifications: Valid RN license, minimum 1 year of RN experience, certifications in BLS and ACLS, with NIHSS preferred. Must have experience with pre/post heart procedures, vascular, and thoracic surgery patients.
- Schedule: Days shift, 12-hour shifts, minimum of 36 hours per week.
- Additional Information: Unit utilizes EPIC charting system, requires a minimum of 2-3 shifts of orientation, with possible floating within the rotation. Scrubs are navy blue; the unit emphasizes step-down care rather than tele nurses.
- Submission Requirements: Candidates must be eligible to submit licenses and be prepared to start on 11/30/2026, with the assignment ending on 03/01/2027.
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
