Job Summary
Step Down Unit nursing position supporting patients in an acute medical-surgical step-down setting. The role provides care for patients with medical-surgical and step-down diagnoses, including telemetry monitoring and titratable intravenous drips. The position requires proficiency in reading and interpreting cardiac rhythms and participation in weekend and holiday scheduling.
Job Details
- Schedule: Day shifts are 12 hours, from 7:00 AM to 7:30 PM, with a minimum of 36 hours per week. Weekends and holidays are required as scheduled.
- Required Qualifications:
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
- At least 2 years of experience
- Active license eligible for submission
- Additional Information:
- The unit supports 34 beds with typical nurse-to-patient ratios of 1:3 for step-down patients and 1:5–6 for floor patients.
- Registered nurses are expected to titrate intravenous drips as needed.
- Telemetry monitoring is provided, and registered nurses must be proficient in reading and interpreting cardiac rhythms.
- Respiratory therapy support is available around the clock, and ventilators are present on the unit.
- Certified nursing assistant support is typically available.
- Royal blue scrubs are required.
- Time off cannot be approved from 12/20 through 01/02.
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
