Job Summary
Step Down Registered Nurse position supporting an acute-care unit with step-down and medical-surgical patient populations. The role provides care for patients with conditions including chest pain, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, altered mental status, pneumonia, urinary tract infections, and abdominal pain. The position requires telemetry monitoring, the ability to interpret cardiac rhythms, and management of patients requiring titratable infusions.
Job Details
- Required Qualifications: Registered Nurse license; Basic Life Support (BLS) certification; minimum of 2 years of experience; ability to read telemetry strips in collaboration with continuous monitoring support; willingness to manage titratable infusions in the step-down setting.
- Schedule: Day shifts consisting of 12-hour shifts, 48 hours per week; weekends and holidays scheduled as required.
- Additional Information: The unit includes step-down and medical-surgical beds with typical ratios of 1:3 for step-down patients and 1:4–6 for medical-surgical patients. Clinical responsibilities may include caring for patients with chest pain, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, altered mental status, pneumonia, urinary tract infections, abdominal pain, overflow needs, and hospice care. The unit uses telemetry monitoring, and step-down assignments may include titratable infusions. 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
