Registered Nurse / Step Down Unit

Job Summary Registered Nurse, Step Down Unit. The position provides care for acutely ill patients with cardiac, respiratory, gastrointestinal, and other complex medical conditions in an acute-care setting. Responsibilities include monitoring patients, managing prescribed intravenous infusions, and collaborating with the interdisciplinary care team during 12-hour night shifts. Job Details

• Required Qualifications: Active nursing license required for submission; Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA); Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA); electrocardiogram (EKG) course; minimum of 1 year of experience.
• Schedule: Night shifts, 12 hours per shift, with a minimum of 48 hours per week; every other weekend and holiday; call or standby may be required.
• Float: Float rotation may be required.
• Preferred Qualifications: Post-cardiac catheterization experience and arterial line experience.
• Additional Information: Patient assignments generally range from 1:4 and may extend to 1:5 based on staffing needs. Patient populations may include cardiac conditions, non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction, post-cardiac catheterization recovery, atrial fibrillation, congestive heart failure, gastrointestinal bleeding, detoxification, respiratory distress, and sepsis. Experience managing nitroglycerin, diltiazem, insulin, heparin, and amiodarone infusions is relevant. Registered nurses titrate infusions and may serve as charge nurse while caring for patients. Orientation may be provided for up to 3 days.

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