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Step Down Unit. The position supports adult and geriatric patients in a unit caring for a combination of medical-surgical and intermediate-care patients. The assignment accepts first-time travelers and offers 12-hour day shifts with a 36- or 48-hour weekly option.
Job Details Required
Minimum of 1 year of nursing experience; Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), Basic Life Support (BLS), and National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certifications; state or compact license in hand at the time of submission.
Previous charge experience and experience with charting systems.
Day shifts, 12 hours per shift, with a 48-hour-per-week schedule. Additional Information: The unit serves adult and geriatric patients, with nurse-to-patient ratios ranging from 1:4 to 1:6 depending on assignment. Patient care may include medical-surgical overflow, telemetry monitoring, dysrhythmia interpretation and management, rapid response and code team participation, blood product administration, central and peripheral line care, cardiac drip management, oxygen administration, noninvasive airway management, isolation precautions, cardiac catheterization care, continuous bladder irrigation, renal failure management, arterial line management, wound care, tracheostomy care, insulin and heparin protocols, pacemaker care, post-myocardial infarction care, stroke care, and substance withdrawal management.
Interdisciplinary support includes physical therapy, respiratory services, interpretation services, phlebotomy, radiology, social services, rapid response teams, pharmacy, and transportation. 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
About the role
The position supports adult and geriatric patients in a unit caring for a combination of medical-surgical and intermediate-care patients. The assignment accepts first-time travelers and offers 12-hour day shifts with a 36- or 48-hour weekly option.