Job Summary
A registered nurse specializing in Step Down Unit care in Willoughby, Ohio, is sought to provide safe and efficient age-specific nursing care to patients and families. The role involves implementing the nursing process by delivering relationship-based nursing care, demonstrating technical skills, and fostering clear communication and effective collaboration to optimize patient outcomes. Candidates are required to bring their nursing license on the first day.
Job Details
- Location: Willoughby, Ohio
- Specialty: Step Down Unit
- Shift: Night shifts (12-hour shifts)
- Schedule: 36 hours per week, starting from 07/12/2026
- Required Qualifications: Valid Ohio nursing license; certifications including Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), Basic Life Support (BLS), and National Institutes of Health (NIH) certification; experience in step down or medical-surgical nursing; zero years of prior experience required.
- Additional Information: Provides safe efficient age specific nursing care, with emphasis on technical skills in care delivery, clear communication, effective collaboration, and leadership. Responsibilities include nursing duties as assigned in a 30-bed stepdown unit caring for medical and surgical patients.
- Float: Float rotation may be required in inpatient areas including step down, telemetry, critical care units, and emergency department for caring of boarded patients.
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
