Job Summary
Step Down Unit night-shift position providing care for patients in an acute care setting, including typical medical-surgical and step-down diagnoses. The role supports telemetry monitoring, management of applicable intravenous drips, and care for patients with varying acuity levels.
Job Details
- Schedule: Night shifts, 12 hours per shift, with a minimum of 36 hours per week. Weekend and holiday coverage is scheduled as needed.
- Required Qualifications: Basic Life Support (BLS) certification and a minimum of 2 years of experience.
- Additional Information:
- Provides care for patients with chest pain, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, altered mental status, pneumonia, urinary tract infections, abdominal pain, hospice needs, and overflow conditions.
- Patient ratios are approximately 1:3 for step-down patients and 1:4–6 for floor patients.
- Step-down nurses may manage titratable intravenous drips; floor assignments may include patient-controlled analgesia and heparin.
- Telemetry monitoring is provided, and nurses must be able to interpret cardiac rhythms in conjunction with continuous monitoring support.
- The unit includes 32 beds, consisting of step-down and floor beds.
- Floating to other floor or step-down units may be required.
- Royal blue scrubs are required.
- Electronic charting is used.
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
