Job Summary
Step Down Unit — Nights. This position supports acute care patients in a step-down and medical-surgical setting, including individuals with chest pain, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), altered mental status (AMS), pneumonia, urinary tract infections (UTIs), abdominal pain, and hospice needs. The role includes telemetry monitoring, medication and intravenous drip management, and collaboration with the broader care team.
Job Details
- Schedule: 12-hour night shifts from 7:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m., with a minimum of 48 hours per week.
- Required Qualifications:
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
- At least 2 years of experience
- Active nursing license or willingness to wait for licensure
- Ability to read telemetry strips in conjunction with continuous monitoring
- Ability to work weekends and holidays as scheduled
- Full COVID-19 vaccination or an approved medical or religious exemption
- Float: Float rotation may be required.
- Additional Information:
- Acute care setting with step-down and medical-surgical patient populations
- Typical patient assignments include chest pain, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), altered mental status (AMS), pneumonia, urinary tract infections (UTIs), abdominal pain, overflow patients, and hospice patients
- Step-down assignments generally maintain a 1:3 patient ratio; medical-surgical assignments generally range from 1:4 to 1:6
- Intravenous drips may be titrated in step-down assignments; medical-surgical assignments may include patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) and heparin infusions
- Weekend requirements include two weekends per schedule
- Royal blue scrubs are required
- The position is associated with a Level I trauma care setting
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
