Job Summary
Clinical Nurse, Step Down Unit. The Clinical Nurse provides safe, competent, quality care to a designated group of patients and their significant others. The role applies evidence-based nursing practice, critical thinking, interdisciplinary collaboration, patient education, and quality and safety principles during the night shift.
Job Details
- Schedule: Night shift from 7:00 PM to 7:30 AM, consisting of 11.5-hour shifts and a minimum of 34.5 hours per week; every other weekend is required.
- Required Qualifications:
- Minimum of two years of registered nursing experience.
- Minimum of two years of cardiology, telemetry, and Ventricular Assist Device (VAD) experience.
- Experience with vents, drips, and drains.
- Associate degree in nursing with relevant experience, or active matriculation in a Bachelor of Science in Nursing program.
- New York State Registered Nurse license.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
- Nursing process, patient care management, critical thinking, assessment and intervention skills, and interdisciplinary healthcare team collaboration.
- Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree.
- Electronic medical record experience using EPIC.
- Additional Information:
- Provides patient-centered care through assessment, care planning, implementation, evaluation, teaching, rounding, coaching, and appropriate delegation.
- Establishes therapeutic relationships with patients and families while demonstrating caring, respect, compassion, empathy, and active listening.
- Considers patient values, preferences, cultural diversity, expressed needs, and knowledge when delivering care.
- Collaborates with interdisciplinary teams on quality improvement projects, evidence-based practice activities, and nursing research studies.
- Identifies safety risks, escalates barriers to care, and supports process improvement and compliance activities.
- Promotes a safe care environment through high-reliability principles and effective use of clinical resources.
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
