Job Summary
Step Down Unit position supporting progressive care and medical-surgical telemetry patients in an acute care setting. The role manages complex cardiac and post-procedural patients, interprets cardiac monitoring strips, and titrates commonly used intravenous medications. The schedule requires overnight 12-hour shifts with flexibility across the float pool.
Job Details
- 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. No call or standby requirement is indicated.
- Required Qualifications:
- At least 2 years of experience, including at least 1 year in a Progressive Care Unit (PCU) setting
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification
- License required for submission
- Successful completion of a dysrhythmia examination within two attempts before contract signing, with a minimum passing score of 80%
- Additional Information:
- Assignment coverage includes medical-surgical telemetry and Progressive Care Unit (PCU) patients, including inpatients holding in the Emergency Department (ED).
- Typical patient populations include geriatric, orthopedic, post-myocardial infarction, post-cardiac catheterization, and coronary artery bypass graft postoperative patients.
- Patient ratios are approximately 1:4 in the Progressive Care Unit (PCU) and 1:5–6 in medical-surgical telemetry.
- Nurses must interpret cardiac monitoring strips and manage titratable infusions such as heparin, diltiazem, amiodarone, nitroglycerin, dopamine, dobutamine, and insulin.
- Respiratory support may include continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP), bilevel positive airway pressure (BiPAP), and heated high-flow therapy.
- Scheduling is coordinated by the float pool, with assignments communicated before the shift. Flexibility is required, and block scheduling may be accommodated for night shifts.
- Orientation includes general organizational training and unit-specific shifts in medical-surgical telemetry and the Progressive Care Unit (PCU).
- Professional solid-color scrubs are required.
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
