Job Summary
Step Down Unit position on the night shift. The role provides care for adult patients in a high-acuity step-down setting and requires proficiency with complex monitoring, vasoactive medications, ventilated patients, chest tubes, and other advanced clinical equipment.
Job Details
- Required Qualifications: Two years of experience; Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), Basic Life Support (BLS), and National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certifications; required travel experience; required Trauma Level II experience; proficiency with titration of vasopressors, sedation medications, and insulin infusions; arterial line management; cardiac arrhythmia management; chest tube care; tracheostomy and ventilator care; BiPAP and OptiFlow; cardiac telemetry; central line and peripherally inserted central catheter care; blood product administration; noninvasive airway management; interpretation of arterial blood gases and dysrhythmias; and management of cardiac and vasoactive infusions.
- Preferred Qualifications: Previous charge experience and electronic medical record charting experience.
- Schedule: Night shifts consisting of 12-hour shifts, 36 hours per week, with every other weekend coverage required.
- Float: Float rotation may be required.
- Additional Information: The position supports an adult high-acuity step-down unit with approximately 25 patients and requires care for patients with acute medical conditions, cardiac conditions, respiratory support needs, neurological conditions, renal failure, and complex postoperative needs. Clinical responsibilities include monitoring patients receiving noninvasive ventilation, troubleshooting ventilator alarms, managing temporary or permanent pacemakers, caring for patients with tracheostomies, and participating in rapid response and code team activities. Respiratory therapy, pharmacy, physical therapy, social services, interpretation services, unit secretary, and rapid response support are available.
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
