Job Summary
Registered Nurse, Step Down Unit. This acute-care role provides nursing care for patients with complex cardiac, vascular, pulmonary, and postoperative conditions. Responsibilities include managing chest tubes, epicardial pacing, and ordered medication infusions while collaborating with the interdisciplinary care team.
Job Details
- Schedule: Day shifts of 12 hours, averaging 36 hours per week. Self-scheduling is available through a scheduling committee, with weekends averaging every other weekend and holiday rotation participation.
- Required Qualifications:
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification
- Minimum of 2 years of experience
- Registered Nurse licensure required for submission
- Additional Information:
- Care is provided for patients with conditions including bradycardia, atrial fibrillation, supraventricular tachycardia, congestive heart failure, coronary artery disease, non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction, peripheral vascular disease, pulmonary embolism, cerebrovascular accident or transient ischemic attack, and postoperative cardiothoracic conditions.
- Required clinical skills include epicardial pacing and chest tube management.
- Registered Nurses titrate ordered infusions, including Cardizem, amiodarone, procainamide, dopamine, dobutamine, heparin, and insulin when indicated.
- The unit does not use ventilators or continuous bilevel positive airway pressure; continuous positive airway pressure and high-flow oxygen therapy are available.
- A preceptor-supported orientation is provided for 12-hour shifts.
- Intravenous therapy staff perform intravenous insertions.
- Navy blue scrubs are required, and artificial nails are not permitted.
- No call or standby requirement is indicated.
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
