Job Summary
Registered Nurse, Step Down Unit. The role provides care for patients in an acute step-down setting, with a strong focus on cardiac conditions and telemetry monitoring. Responsibilities include managing complex patient needs, titrating prescribed intravenous drips, and collaborating effectively with the interdisciplinary care team.
Job Details
- Schedule: Day shifts; 12-hour shifts; minimum 48 hours per week.
- Required Qualifications: Registered Nurse license eligible for submission; Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association (AHA); National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certification; at least 1 year of Telemetry, Intermediate Care, or Step-Down Registered Nurse experience; substantial cardiac-care experience; intravenous drip experience; strong communication, teamwork, and work ethic.
- Preferred Qualifications: Previous travel nursing experience.
- Float: Float rotation may be required.
- Additional Information:
- Patient population may include post-cardiac catheterization patients, pre-coronary artery bypass grafting patients, chest pain, non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction, congestive heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, pneumonia, diabetes, dialysis, altered mental status, nephrology, hematology, wounds, and stroke overflow.
- Common titratable or set-rate drips include insulin, heparin, nitroglycerin, diltiazem, and furosemide.
- The unit supports continuous continuous positive airway pressure, bilevel positive airway pressure, high-flow oxygen, nebulizer treatments, and chest physiotherapy; ventilator management is not required.
- Telemetry technicians provide continuous monitoring, with unit-based monitors available for nursing review.
- Weekend and holiday coverage is required every other occurrence.
- Block scheduling may be accommodated but is not guaranteed.
- No on-call assignment is required.
- Orientation includes one 12-hour shift off the unit and one 12-hour shift on the unit.
- Clean, professional attire in any color is permitted.
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
