Registered Nurse / Step Down Unit

Job Summary Step Down Unit Nurse - Night Shift - Location: unspecified. This role involves floating between medical-surgical, telemetry, and step-down units, providing specialized patient care for a variety of diagnoses including post-surgical, pneumonia, dialysis, palliative care, hospice, and chemotherapy. The position requires flexibility to support multiple units within the healthcare organization. Job Details

• Certifications, Education Requirements, Degree Requirements, Location Requirements, and Experience: BLS, ACLS, NIHSS certifications are required; minimum of 2 years of experience in a related clinical setting is necessary.
• Schedule: Night shift, 12-hour shifts, minimum of 36 hours per week.
• Additional Responsibilities: Float to medical-surgical and telemetry units, step-down units, and potentially assist in the intensive care unit as needed. Ability to read and interpret strips, titrate drips such as Cardizem, Nitro, Dopamine, Dobutamine, and Heparin is required.
• Preferred Qualifications: Experience with electronic medical record systems such as Cerner and Epic, strong knowledge of cardiac monitoring and managing high-flow oxygen devices like BiPAP and CPAP.
• Additional Information: Nurses will work in a fast-paced environment handling diverse patient conditions, including those on remote telemetry, and must be comfortable with conditions requiring ventilator support. Self-scheduling and blocked schedules are permitted as long as unit needs are met.

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