Job Summary
Registered Nurse, Step Down Unit. This acute-care position supports adult oncology and trauma patients in a progressive care setting. The role includes caring for complex patients, managing selected intravenous therapies, collaborating with an interdisciplinary care team, and maintaining a patient-centered environment.
Job Details
- Schedule: Nights; 12-hour shifts; minimum 36 hours per week.
- Required Qualifications:
- Minimum of 2 years of nursing experience
- Active nursing license required for submission
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA)
- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification
- Preferred Qualifications:
- Oncology nursing experience
- Current oncology nursing certification
- Chemotherapy certification
- Float: Float rotation may be required.
- Additional Information:
- Assignment dates are 12/07/2026 through 03/08/2027.
- The 18-bed unit serves adult oncology progressive care and trauma progressive care patients.
- Typical nurse-to-patient ratios are 1:4 to 1:5.
- Every-other-weekend participation is required.
- Nurses may float to medical-surgical and progressive care units while remaining within the same level of care.
- Two days of unit orientation are provided.
- The role may involve titrating insulin and Cardizem infusions and managing chemotherapy, heparin, and Protonix therapies.
- High-flow oxygen may be encountered.
- Hourly rounding and bedside shift report are key patient-care practices.
- An open-book skills assessment is conducted during orientation, with a 90% passing score required.
- First-time travelers are accepted.
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
