Job Summary
Registered Nurse – Step Down Unit. This role provides nursing care in an acute setting for patients with complex cardiac conditions, dysrhythmias, strokes, and patients transferred from intensive care. The position requires strong assessment skills, telemetry interpretation, and the ability to manage titratable intravenous medications and advanced respiratory support.
Job Details
- Required Qualifications: Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), Basic Life Support (BLS), and National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certifications; active nursing license required for submission; two years of experience required.
- Schedule: Day shifts from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.; three 12-hour shifts per week, totaling 36 hours per week. Every other weekend is required, including both Saturday and Sunday, along with work on either Christmas or New Year’s.
- Additional Information: The step-down unit cares for patients with heavy cardiac needs, dysrhythmias, strokes, and patients transferred from intensive care. Typical nurse-to-patient ratios are 1:4–5, with ratios of 1:6 for medical-surgical acuity. Responsibilities include reading and interpreting telemetry strips, titrating Cardizem, nitroglycerin, dopamine, dobutamine, and heparin infusions, and caring for patients requiring bilevel positive airway pressure, continuous positive airway pressure, and high-flow oxygen. Floor-specific orientation includes two shifts with a preceptor.
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
