Registered Nurse / Step Down Unit

Job Summary Registered Nurse, Step Down Unit. The role provides specialized nursing care for patients requiring intermediate-level monitoring, with a significant focus on cardiac conditions and procedural cardiac care. Responsibilities include managing complex patient needs, titrating medications, and collaborating effectively within an acute care team. Job Details

• Required Qualifications: Registered Nurse with at least 1 year of experience in telemetry, intermediate care, or step-down nursing; majority cardiac experience in a high-acuity cardiac unit; experience titrating insulin, heparin, nitroglycerin, diltiazem, or furosemide infusions; Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA); National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certification; strong communication, teamwork, and work ethic.
• Preferred Qualifications: Previous travel nursing experience.
• Schedule: Night shifts are 12 hours, generally scheduled from 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m., with a minimum of 48 hours per week; every other weekend and holiday rotation is required.
• Additional Information: The unit cares for patients with cardiac conditions, including pre- and post-catheterization care, pre-coronary artery bypass grafting care, chest pain, and non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction, as well as patients with congestive heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, pneumonia, diabetes, dialysis needs, altered mental status, nephrology and hematology conditions, wounds, and stroke overflow. Nurses manage patient assignments averaging 5 patients during day and evening shifts and 5 to 7 patients overnight. The role includes caring for patients requiring continuous positive airway pressure, bilevel positive airway pressure, high-flow oxygen therapy, nebulizer treatments, and chest physiotherapy. Unit orientation includes one 12-hour off-unit day and one 12-hour on-unit shift.

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