Registered Nurse / Step Down Unit

Job Summary Step Down Unit nursing position supporting patients in an acute medical-surgical step-down setting. The role provides care for patients with medical-surgical and step-down diagnoses, including telemetry monitoring and titratable intravenous drips. The position requires proficiency in reading and interpreting cardiac rhythms and participation in weekend and holiday scheduling. Job Details

• Schedule: Day shifts are 12 hours, from 7:00 AM to 7:30 PM, with a minimum of 36 hours per week. Weekends and holidays are required as scheduled.
• Required Qualifications:
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
• At least 2 years of experience
• Active license eligible for submission
• Additional Information:
• The unit supports 34 beds with typical nurse-to-patient ratios of 1:3 for step-down patients and 1:5–6 for floor patients.
• Registered nurses are expected to titrate intravenous drips as needed.
• Telemetry monitoring is provided, and registered nurses must be proficient in reading and interpreting cardiac rhythms.
• Respiratory therapy support is available around the clock, and ventilators are present on the unit.
• Certified nursing assistant support is typically available.
• Royal blue scrubs are required.
• Time off cannot be approved from 12/20 through 01/02.

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