Job Summary
Registered Nurse, Step Down Unit. The role provides care for patients in an acute intermediate care setting, including cardiac, respiratory, neurological, renal, hematological, and complex medical conditions. The position requires strong cardiac experience, telemetry and step-down nursing experience, medication infusion management, communication, teamwork, and a strong work ethic.
Job Details
- Schedule: Day shifts of 12 hours, with a minimum of 48 hours per week. Every other weekend and holiday rotation is required.
- Required Qualifications:
- Registered Nurse qualification
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
- National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certification
- At least 1 year of telemetry, intermediate care, or step-down registered nursing experience
- Majority of clinical experience in a cardiac-focused setting
- Experience managing and titrating insulin, heparin, nitroglycerin, diltiazem, or furosemide infusions
- Strong communication, teamwork, and work ethic
- Preferred Qualifications:
- Previous travel nursing experience
- Additional Information:
- Patient assignments typically range from 5 patients on day and evening shifts to as many as 7 patients on night shifts.
- The unit commonly cares for post-cardiac catheterization patients, pre-coronary artery bypass graft patients, patients with chest pain or non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction, congestive heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, pneumonia, diabetes, dialysis needs, altered mental status, nephrology and hematology conditions, wounds, and overflow stroke patients.
- Respiratory equipment and therapies may include continuous positive airway pressure, bilevel positive airway pressure, high-flow oxygen, Vapotherm, nebulizer treatments, and chest physiotherapy; ventilator management is not required.
- Staff may float to other medical-surgical areas or outside the medical-surgical cluster based on operational needs.
- Orientation includes one 12-hour shift off the unit and one 12-hour shift on the unit.
- Clean, professional scrubs of any color are acceptable.
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
