Job Summary
Registered Nurse, Step Down Unit. This acute-care position provides nursing care to adult patients and occasionally patients age 15 and older in a progressive care setting. The role requires strong clinical judgment, telemetry competency, and the ability to manage a patient assignment in a collaborative team environment.
Job Details
- Schedule: 12-hour night shifts, 6:30 p.m.–6:30 a.m., with a minimum of 48 hours per week; every other weekend requirement.
- Required Qualifications:
- Registered Nurse license required for submission
- Minimum of 2 years of experience
- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
- National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certification
- Telemetry competency
- Float: Float rotation may be required.
- Additional Information:
- Provides care in an acute step-down setting with an approximate nurse-to-patient ratio of 1:4 on night shifts.
- Common patient conditions include cerebrovascular accident, transient ischemic attack, shortness of breath, COVID, subdural hematoma, and weakness.
- Common treatments and medications include cardizem, insulin, and patient-controlled analgesia pumps for pain management.
- Nursing assistant support, charge nurse coverage, educators, care managers, social workers, dieticians, physical therapy, and occupational therapy support are available.
- Navy blue scrubs are required for registered nurses.
- Artificial nails are prohibited in patient-care departments.
- A pass/fail skills assessment is administered during orientation, with a minimum score of 90% required.
- Hourly rounding and responsiveness are key patient-experience expectations.
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
