Job Summary
Step Down Unit position supporting the care of higher-acuity neuroscience patients, including individuals with strokes, seizures, craniotomies, and epilepsy monitoring needs. The role provides nursing care in an acute setting with support from respiratory therapy, monitor technicians, nurse aides, and charge nursing coverage.
Job Details
- Schedule: Nights, 12-hour shifts from 7:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m., with a minimum of 48 hours per week. Weekend and holiday rotations are required.
- Required Qualifications:
- Registered nurse qualification
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
- National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certification
- At least 2 years of experience
- Experience caring for stroke patients and implementing the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS)
- Electronic medical record experience
- Preferred Qualifications:
- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification
- Strong overall neuroscience nursing experience
- Experience caring for patients with external ventricular drains, when applicable
- Additional Information:
- Patient populations may include higher-acuity neuroscience patients, strokes, epilepsy monitoring, seizures, and craniotomies.
- Registered nurses may care for patients receiving medications such as amiodarone, Cardizem, nitroglycerin, dopamine, Nipride, ketamine, furosemide, bumetanide, and insulin.
- Medication titration is performed according to provider orders and applicable protocols.
- Respiratory therapy support is available around the clock. Registered nurses are not required to have ventilator experience.
- Unit orientation includes two 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
