Registered Nurse / Step Down Unit

Job Summary Registered Nurse, Step-Down Unit - This position provides nursing care for post-surgical, thoracic, and medical patients in an acute care setting. The role requires strong step-down nursing experience, cardiac rhythm interpretation, and the ability to titrate medications according to established parameters. Job Details

• Schedule: Night shifts, 12-hour shifts from 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m., with a minimum of 36 hours per week.
• Required Qualifications:
• Registered Nurse with an active nursing license or willingness to wait for licensure
• Minimum of 2 years of strong Medical-Surgical Step-Down experience
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification
• Ability to titrate medications according to prescribed parameters
• Ability to interpret and document cardiac rhythms
• COVID-19 vaccination required; approved medical or religious exemptions may be considered
• Preferred Qualifications:
• Experience caring for post-surgical, thoracic, and medical patients
• Experience with Cardizem, Amiodarone, Dopamine, Nitro, Esmolol, Heparin, and Lasix infusions
• Experience caring for patients requiring BiPAP or tracheostomy support
• Additional Information:
• Patient assignments may include step-down ratios of 1:3 and combination assignments of 1:4.
• Cardiac rhythm interpretation and documentation are required at least every four hours and more frequently during medication titration.
• The unit includes centralized telemetry monitoring and monitors in patient rooms.
• Weekend requirement includes three weekend shifts during a four-week schedule.
• Holiday coverage may be required.
• No call or standby requirement.
• Floating is rare.
• Unit orientation consists of three shifts.
• Royal blue scrubs are required.

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