Job Summary
Registered Nurse, Step-Down Unit — This position provides nursing care for post-surgical, thoracic, and medical patients in an acute care setting. The role requires strong step-down nursing experience, cardiac rhythm interpretation, and the ability to titrate medications according to established parameters.
Job Details
- Schedule: Night shifts, 12-hour shifts from 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m., with a minimum of 36 hours per week.
- Required Qualifications:
- Registered Nurse with an active nursing license or willingness to wait for licensure
- Minimum of 2 years of strong Medical-Surgical Step-Down experience
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification
- Ability to titrate medications according to prescribed parameters
- Ability to interpret and document cardiac rhythms
- COVID-19 vaccination required; approved medical or religious exemptions may be considered
- Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience caring for post-surgical, thoracic, and medical patients
- Experience with Cardizem, Amiodarone, Dopamine, Nitro, Esmolol, Heparin, and Lasix infusions
- Experience caring for patients requiring BiPAP or tracheostomy support
- Additional Information:
- Patient assignments may include step-down ratios of 1:3 and combination assignments of 1:4.
- Cardiac rhythm interpretation and documentation are required at least every four hours and more frequently during medication titration.
- The unit includes centralized telemetry monitoring and monitors in patient rooms.
- Weekend requirement includes three weekend shifts during a four-week schedule.
- Holiday coverage may be required.
- No call or standby requirement.
- Floating is rare.
- Unit orientation consists of three shifts.
- 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
