Registered Nurse / Step Down Unit

Job Summary Step Down Unit Nurse in the healthcare facility located in Illinois. This position involves providing specialized patient care in a 12-hour shift setting, with a focus on patients requiring continuous monitoring and advanced interventions. The role requires collaboration with the healthcare team to deliver safe, effective care tailored to individual patient needs. Job Details

• Position: Registered Nurse – Step Down Unit
• Location: Illinois
• Shift Schedule: Days, 12-hour shifts, minimum of 36 hours per week
• Required Qualifications: Active Illinois license or verification of application process, BLS (American Heart Association), ACLS (American Heart Association), NIHSS (American Heart Association), minimum 1 year experience in related specialty.
• Additional Responsibilities: Triage and monitor patients with diagnoses including stroke, cardiac issues, sepsis, and surgical recovery. Perform trach cares, manage Bipap, and titrate drips such as Heparin, Nitro, Cardizem, Levo, and Precedex. Read and interpret telemetry strips. Troubleshoot ventilator equipment including Cpap, Bipap, high flow devices, and high flow oxygen. Utilize CNA staff effectively and participate in unit orientation as needed.
• Schedule: 12-hour shifts from 7:00 AM to 7:30 PM, with a typical weekend rotation depending on unit needs and every other holiday schedule.
• Certifications: BLS, ACLS, NIHSS, active or processing.
• Preferred Qualifications: Experience with stroke patients, ventilator management, and IV titration.
• Float: Float rotation may be required.
• Submission Requirements: Last four digits of SSN, confirmation of Illinois licensure, understanding of drug-free campus policy, and active application status for Illinois license.

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