Job Summary
Registered Nurse, Step Down Unit. This position supports a float pool serving medical-surgical telemetry and Progressive Care Unit (PCU) settings, including inpatients holding in the Emergency Department (ED). The role provides care for post-procedural, post-myocardial infarction, cardiac catheterization, and coronary artery bypass grafting patients while managing titratable drips and interpreting cardiac rhythm strips.
Job Details
- Required Qualifications: Registered Nurse license eligible for submission; Basic Life Support (BLS) certification; Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification; at least 2 years of experience, including at least 1 year in a Progressive Care Unit (PCU) setting; ability to interpret cardiac rhythm strips; ability to manage commonly titrated drips, including heparin, Cardizem, amiodarone, nitroglycerin, dopamine, dobutamine, and insulin.
- Schedule: Night shifts are 12 hours, with a minimum of 36 hours per week. Weekend coverage is required every other weekend, and holiday coverage follows the permanent staff rotation.
- Additional Information: The role provides care across medical-surgical telemetry and Progressive Care Unit (PCU) settings for geriatric, orthopedic, post-procedural, post-myocardial infarction, cardiac catheterization, and coronary artery bypass grafting patients. Responsibilities may include managing continuous positive airway pressure, bilevel positive airway pressure, and heated high-flow oxygen therapy; caring for groin access sites; and supporting patients requiring cardiac monitoring and titratable intravenous medication infusions. Schedule flexibility is required, and unit assignments may be provided before the start of the shift.
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
