Job Summary
Step Down Unit — The healthcare provider is seeking a registered nurse for a step-down unit position supporting inpatient care across medical/surgical, step-down, and intensive care units based on competency. The role provides care for cardiac, orthopedic, neurological, surgical, and medical patients in an acute care setting.
Job Details
- Schedule: Day shifts, 12 hours per shift, with a minimum of 48 hours per week; weekends are scheduled as needed.
- Required Qualifications:
- Minimum of 2 years of experience
- Medical/surgical nursing background
- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification from the American Heart Association (AHA)
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association (AHA)
- Current registered nurse license
- Preferred Qualifications: Step-down nursing experience.
- Additional Information:
- Patient assignments may include medical/surgical, step-down, or intensive care units based on competency.
- Step-down nurses may titrate selected infusions, including heparin, Cardizem, nitroglycerin, insulin, dobutamine, dopamine, and esmolol.
- Patient ratios vary by unit, with typical ratios of 1:6 for medical/surgical, 1:4–5 for step-down, and 1:2–3 for intensive care.
- The role may involve caring for patients requiring continuous positive airway pressure or bilevel positive airway pressure; ventilated patients are cared for in the intensive care unit.
- Orientation consists of three to four shifts.
- Royal blue scrubs are required.
- A current driver’s license with a current permanent address is required for submission.
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
