Job Summary
Registered Nurse, Telemetry. This position provides care for patients with neurological, neurosurgical, and telemetry-related diagnoses in a short-term acute care setting. The role requires proficiency with the National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS), telemetry, and comprehensive neurological assessment.
Job Details
- Schedule: Night shifts, 12 hours per shift, 36 hours per week; weekends required every other weekend. On-call is not required.
- Required Qualifications: Registered Nurse license; compact license in hand at submission; at least 1 year of experience, including at least 6 months of neurological experience; Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), Basic Life Support (BLS), and National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certifications; Epic charting experience; experience with patient ratios of 4–5; demonstrated skills in BiPAP/CPAP management, chest tubes, craniotomy care, Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA) care, dysrhythmia interpretation and management, neuro stepdown care, pre- and post-neurosurgery care, procedural sedation administration and monitoring, spinal cord injury, telemetry, and traumatic brain injury.
- Float: Float rotation may be required.
- Additional Information: The position supports a designated stroke unit with thrombectomy capabilities and specialized epilepsy services. Expected patient ratios are 1:5. Clinical responsibilities include caring for a variety of neurological diagnoses and supporting neuroscience, neurology, neurosurgical, and telemetry 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
