Job Summary
Registered Nurse, Step Down Unit. This role provides care to patients in an acute medical-surgical step-down setting with a 1:3 nurse-to-patient ratio for step-down patients and a 1:5–6 ratio for floor patients. The position requires proficiency in telemetry interpretation, titratable intravenous drips, and care of patients requiring ventilator support.
Job Details
- Schedule: Night shifts from 7:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m.; 12-hour shifts totaling 36 hours per week, with weekends and holidays scheduled as needed.
- Required Qualifications: Basic Life Support (BLS) certification and a minimum of 2 years of experience.
- Additional Information:
- Care is provided in an acute medical-surgical step-down and floor setting.
- Registered nurses must be proficient in reading and interpreting telemetry strips.
- The role includes titration of intravenous drips.
- Respiratory therapy support is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
- Ventilators are available on the unit.
- Nursing assistants typically support the unit staffing model.
- Royal blue scrubs are required.
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
