Registered Nurse / Step Down Unit

Job Summary Step Down Unit nursing position on the night shift. The role supports patients requiring progressive care, including cardiac, respiratory, renal, and post-procedural monitoring. The position involves caring for a high-acuity patient population in a collaborative acute care setting with floating to other progressive care and medical-surgical telemetry units as needed. Job Details

• Schedule: Night shifts from 7:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m., 12-hour shifts, with a minimum of 36 hours per week. Weekend and holiday scheduling will be based on unit needs.
• Required Qualifications:
• Current Washington or compact nursing license
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association (AHA)
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification from the American Heart Association (AHA)
• National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certification
• Minimum of 2 years of experience
• Preferred Qualifications:
• Experience with continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis
• Float: Float rotation may be required.
• Additional Information:
• Provides care for patients with stroke, transient ischemic attack, acute coronary syndrome, heart failure, acute and chronic renal failure, respiratory distress, diabetic ketoacidosis, pulmonary embolism, deep vein thrombosis, atrial fibrillation, and cardiac procedures.
• Manages patients before and after cardiac angiograms, stent placement, pacemaker placement, cardiac ablation, and coronary artery bypass grafting.
• Cares for patients requiring cardiac monitoring and titration of medications, including nitroglycerin, heparin, diltiazem, nicardipine, amiodarone, insulin, dopamine, esmolol, labetalol, milrinone, and argatroban.
• Maintains a patient ratio of approximately 1:4.
• Floats to medical-surgical, telemetry, and other progressive care units as needed.
• Completes unit-specific orientation, including policy and procedure training, precepted clinical hours, and electronic charting system training.

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