Job Summary
Registered Nurse, Step Down Unit, St. Louis, MO — This position provides direct patient care for adult patients with complex medical and respiratory conditions in a step-down setting. The role utilizes the nursing process, coordinates care with ancillary departments, evaluates care effectiveness, and maintains patient rights and confidentiality.
Job Details
- Schedule: Night shift, 7:00 PM–7:30 AM, 12-hour shifts, with a minimum of 36 hours per week. The assignment is 13 weeks, and weekend coverage is required as needed, including every other weekend.
- Required Qualifications:
- Current Registered Nurse (RN) license eligible for licensure in Missouri or current Missouri licensure
- Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certifications from the American Heart Association (AHA)
- At least 1 year of inpatient step-down experience
- Tracheostomy and mechanical ventilation experience
- Float: Float rotation may be required.
- Additional Information:
- Provides care for patients with respiratory failure, alcohol-related conditions, overdose, gastrointestinal bleeding, electrolyte imbalance, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and cancer.
- Cares for patients requiring tracheostomy, mechanical ventilation, bilevel positive airway pressure, and other respiratory support.
- Collaborates with other departments to coordinate patient care and promote patient comfort.
- Maintains professional accountability and practices within established nursing guidelines and the Missouri Nurse Practice Act.
- Requires frequent standing and walking, bending, stooping, and assisting with patient lifting and repositioning.
- Requires compliance with seasonal influenza vaccination requirements or approved exemptions; declinations are not accepted.
- Black scrubs are required.
- Night-shift orientation occurs during the day, and availability throughout the orientation week is 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
