Job Summary
Step Down Unit nursing position supporting a fast-paced trauma and general surgery inpatient unit with both floor and step-down patients. The role provides care for patients with traumatic injuries, complex wounds, drains, chest tubes, respiratory support needs, traumatic brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, bariatric surgery needs, and other medical and surgical conditions. Nurses collaborate with multidisciplinary care teams while practicing across two levels of care.
Job Details
- Required Qualifications: Basic Life Support (BLS) certification; minimum of 2 years of nursing experience; experience with Epic; Level 1 trauma experience; experience caring for patient ratios of 1:6; proficiency in complex wound care, drains, medical devices, traumatic injuries, chest tubes, respiratory support, traumatic brain injuries, complex spinal cord injuries, and medical-surgical conditions; ability to interpret cardiac monitor strips.
- Schedule: 12-hour night shifts from 7:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m.; minimum of 36 hours per week; every other weekend or two weekends per four-week schedule; holiday rotation as needed.
- Float: Float rotation may be required.
- Additional Information: Acute-care setting with floor and step-down patients. Typical patient populations include multi-trauma, fractures, general surgery, bariatric surgery, and other medical-surgical diagnoses. Registered nurses may manage non-pressor intravenous medications, including heparin, insulin, and Cardizem, as applicable. Respiratory therapy support is available 24 hours per day, and monitor technicians assist with cardiac monitoring while registered nurses validate rhythm interpretation. 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
