Job Summary
Step Down Unit nursing position. This role supports adults in a high-acuity step-down setting and requires proficiency with advanced monitoring, vasoactive medications, ventilated patients, and complex cardiac care. The assignment begins 11/30/2026 and is scheduled for night shifts.
Job Details
- Schedule: Night shifts, 12-hour shifts, 36 hours per week. Every other weekend is required, consisting of either Friday/Saturday or Saturday/Sunday night shifts.
- Required Qualifications: Minimum of 2 years of experience; required travel experience; Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), Basic Life Support (BLS), and National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certifications; required Level II trauma experience; recent bedside practice within the last 6 months; proficiency with titration of vasopressors, sedation medications, and insulin infusions; experience with arterial lines, chest tubes, tracheostomy and ventilated patients, cardiac arrhythmias, noninvasive ventilation, and high-acuity step-down care.
- Preferred Qualifications: Previous charge experience and electronic medical record charting experience.
- Float: Float rotation may be required.
- Additional Information: The position provides care for adult patients in a high-acuity step-down environment. Clinical responsibilities include cardiac telemetry, management of central and peripheral lines, blood product administration, care of feeding tubes and surgical drains, interpretation of arterial blood gases and dysrhythmias, management of temporary or permanent pacemakers, procedural sedation monitoring, wound care, and response to rapid response or code situations. Respiratory support may include troubleshooting alarms for ventilated patients, bilevel positive airway pressure, continuous positive airway pressure, and high-flow oxygen systems. The assignment includes a 24-hour orientation.
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
