Registered Nurse / Step Down Unit

Job Summary Registered Nurse (RN), Step Down Unit - Nights. This 13-week travel assignment supports a 16-bed step-down unit caring for patients with cardiac conditions, sepsis, diabetic ketoacidosis, cerebrovascular accidents, neurological conditions, and other complex medical needs. The role requires strong assessment, critical-thinking, telemetry interpretation, and progressive-care nursing skills. Job Details

• Schedule: 12-hour night shifts from 6:30 p.m. to 7:00 a.m., with a minimum of 36 hours per week. The assignment is scheduled to begin 11/16/2026 or 11/23/2026 and includes bi-weekly orientation.
• Required Qualifications:
• Current active compact nursing license
• Associate degree or certificate
• American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
• American Heart Association (AHA) Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification
• National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certification
• Minimum of 2 years of registered nurse (RN) experience
• At least 1 full year of step-down experience
• At least 1 travel assignment
• Level II trauma experience
• Recent EPIC charting experience
• Successful completion of required telemetry testing
• Preferred Qualifications:
• Experience with stable home ventilators, PleurX drains, pericardial drains, lumbar drains, ventricular-peritoneal shunts, and naloxone drips
• Strong assessment and critical-thinking skills
• Resilience, adaptability, and effective teamwork
• Float: Float rotation may be required.
• Additional Information:
• Patient populations include cardiac patients following catheterization, stent placement, or other interventions; patients requiring continuous intravenous medication withdrawal assessment; sepsis; diabetic ketoacidosis; cerebrovascular accidents; continuous positive airway pressure; feeding tubes; postoperative craniotomy care; gastrointestinal bleeding; and temperature-management interventions.
• Clinical responsibilities include telemetry and 12-lead electrocardiogram interpretation, initiation and titration of antiarrhythmic, heparin, and insulin infusions, postsurgical assessment and care, National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) and neurological assessments, and dysphagia screening.
• The unit has 16 beds with typical nurse-to-patient ratios of 1:3–4 on days and nights, with a 1:5 ratio for medical-surgical assignments.
• Three weekends are scheduled within each six-week period, along with every other holiday.
• Navy blue scrubs are required; competing healthcare system or agency logos are not permitted.
• The role may include precepting students and newly hired staff in a teaching environment.
• Current COVID-19 vaccination is not required and remains subject to change.

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