Job Summary
Registered Nurse, Step Down Unit. This 13-week assignment supports patients requiring progressive care for cardiac conditions, sepsis, diabetic ketoacidosis, cerebrovascular accidents, respiratory support, and complex postoperative needs. The role requires strong assessment, critical-thinking, telemetry interpretation, and care coordination skills in a collaborative clinical environment.
Job Details
- Schedule: 12-hour day shifts from 6:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., with a minimum of 36 hours per week.
- Assignment Dates: 11/16/2026–02/14/2027.
- Required Qualifications: Associate degree or certificate; active compact nursing license; Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association; Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification through the American Heart Association; National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certification; at least 2 years of registered nursing experience, including 1 full year of step-down experience; at least 1 travel assignment; trauma level II experience; recent electronic medical record experience; telemetry and 12-lead electrocardiogram interpretation; ability to initiate and titrate antiarrhythmic, heparin, insulin, and other infusions; postoperative assessment and care; neurological assessments and dysphagia screening.
- Preferred Qualifications: Experience with stable home ventilators, PleurX drains, pericardial drains, lumbar drains, ventriculoperitoneal shunts, and naloxone infusions; strong assessment and critical-thinking skills; adaptability, resilience, and effective teamwork.
- Additional Information: The 16-bed step-down unit cares for patients with cardiac conditions, including post-catheterization stents and interventions and pacemakers; alcohol withdrawal and behavioral health needs; sepsis; diabetic ketoacidosis; cerebrovascular accidents; continuous positive airway pressure; feeding tubes; postoperative craniotomy care; gastrointestinal bleeding; and hypothermia requiring warming devices. Patient assignments generally range from 1:3 to 1:4. Three weekends are scheduled every six weeks, with every other holiday rotation. Precepting students and newly hired staff may be required. Navy blue scrubs are required without competing healthcare system or agency logos.
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
