Registered Nurse / Step Down Unit

Job Summary Step Down Unit nursing position with a night schedule in a location not specified in the available information. The role provides care for higher-acuity neuroscience patients, including individuals recovering from strokes, seizures, craniotomies, and other neurological conditions. The assignment requires strong neurological nursing experience, stroke-care experience, and the ability to work weekends and holidays as scheduled. Job Details

• Schedule: Night shifts, three 12-hour shifts from 7:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m., with a minimum of 36 hours per week. Weekend and holiday coverage is required as scheduled.
• Required Qualifications:
• Registered Nurse with at least 2 years of experience.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
• National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certification or competency, available at submission.
• Strong neurological nursing experience, including care of stroke patients and implementation of the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS).
• Electronic medical record experience using EPIC.
• Current nursing license available for submission.
• Full COVID vaccination or an approved medical or religious exemption.
• Preferred Qualifications: Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification and experience caring for patients with external ventricular drains (EVDs).
• Additional Information:
• The unit provides step-down and epilepsy monitoring care for higher-acuity neuroscience patients.
• Common patient populations include stroke, seizures, epilepsy monitoring, craniotomy, and post-thrombolytic therapy care.
• Nurses may care for patients receiving physician-ordered medication infusions, including amiodarone, Cardizem, nitroglycerin, dopamine, Nipride, ketamine, furosemide, bumetanide, and insulin.
• Respiratory therapy is available around the clock, and nurses are not required to have ventilator experience.
• Telemetry monitoring is available, with monitor technicians supporting the unit.
• Unit orientation consists of two shifts.
• The assignment is scheduled from 11/23/2026 through 02/22/2027.

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