Job Summary
Registered Nurse (RN), Step Down Unit. Provides care for adult medical-surgical, cardiac, and stroke patients in a high-flow acute care setting. The role requires collaboration with the care team, telemetry interpretation, and management of selected intravenous infusions.
Job Details
- Required Qualifications: Registered Nurse (RN) license; Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), and National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certifications; minimum of 2 years of experience.
- Schedule: Night shift, 12-hour shifts, 36 hours per week.
- Float: Float rotation may be required.
- Clinical Responsibilities: Care for adult patients with medical-surgical, cardiac, and stroke diagnoses; interpret telemetry; manage titratable and non-titratable intravenous infusions, including heparin, octreotide, insulin, Cardizem, and nitroglycerin; and support frequent admissions, transfers, and discharges.
- Additional Information: The unit has a 1:4 nurse-to-patient ratio and requires six weekend shifts during each six-week scheduling period. Holiday shifts rotate with permanent staff. The dress code is navy blue. Initial orientation includes classroom instruction followed by two 12-hour unit shifts. Artificial nails are prohibited in patient-care departments.
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
