Registered Nurse / Step Down Unit

Job Summary Registered Nurse, Step Down Unit - Location not specified. This role provides care for adult and geriatric patients in a surgical cardiac telemetry setting, including patients with myocardial infarction, arrhythmias, vascular conditions, heart failure, stroke with cardiac involvement, and post-cardiac procedures. The position supports high-acuity cardiac care, telemetry interpretation, chest tube management, cardiac drips, and post-open-heart recovery. Job Details

• Schedule: 12-hour night shifts, 36 hours per week, with every other weekend coverage required.
• Required Qualifications: At least 2 years of telemetry experience, including surgical telemetry; experience with vascular care, groin and radial band management, intravenous skills, dysrhythmia interpretation, cardiac telemetry, chest tubes, cardiac drips, and post-cardiac procedures; current Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), Basic Life Support (BLS), and National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certifications; valid compact nursing license in hand at submission; prior travel experience; electronic health record experience; and flexibility to float to like units.
• Preferred Qualifications: Community hospital experience; experience with ventricular assist devices (VAD), transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), and specialized structural heart support.
• Float: Float rotation may be required.
• Additional Information:
• Patient population includes adults and geriatric patients.
• Typical patient assignment is four patients per nurse, with higher-acuity assignments based on unit needs.
• Clinical responsibilities may include care for pre- and post-open-heart surgery patients, vascular surgery patients, post-cardiac catheterization patients, and patients requiring sternal precautions.
• Required clinical skills may include breathing treatments, continuous positive airway pressure and bilevel positive airway pressure (CPAP/BiPAP), tracheostomy care, blood and blood product administration, cardioversion and defibrillation, epicardial pacemaker management, left ventricular assist device care, and telemetry interpretation.
• Holiday scheduling flexibility is required, including commitment to working three of five designated holidays.
• Two professional references covering at least one year of employment within the past three years are required during the compliance process.

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