Job Summary
Registered Nurse, Step Down Unit — Provides care for patients with complex cardiac and medical conditions, including dysrhythmias and strokes, in an acute care setting. The role requires strong telemetry interpretation skills, intravenous medication titration experience, and the ability to support patients requiring noninvasive respiratory support.
Job Details
- Schedule: Night shifts are 12 hours, with a minimum of 36 hours per week.
- Required Qualifications: At least 2 years of experience; Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), and National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certifications; active professional license required for submission; an unexpired driver’s license must be provided with the submission.
- Float: Float rotation may be required.
- Additional Information:
- Patient assignments typically range from 1:4 to 1:5, with assignments up to 1:6 based on medical-surgical acuity.
- Experience caring for patients with dysrhythmias, strokes, complex cardiac conditions, and patients transferred from intensive care is required.
- Nurses must be able to read and interpret telemetry strips.
- Ability to titrate Cardizem, Nitro, Dopamine, Dobutamine, and Heparin infusions is required.
- Experience with BiPAP, CPAP, and high-flow oxygen is required.
- The role may include floating to the intensive care unit in a helping-hands capacity.
- Weekend coverage is every other weekend, with day coverage typically scheduled Saturday and Sunday and night coverage typically scheduled Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.
- Holiday coverage is every other holiday and follows the permanent staff holiday rotation.
- Floor-specific orientation includes two shifts with a preceptor.
- Navy blue scrubs are required, including navy blue jackets if worn.
- Electronic medical record charting is completed in EPIC.
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
