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Registered Nurse, Progressive Care Unit. This role provides care for adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients requiring progressive cardiac and medical monitoring. The position supports a patient ratio of up to 1:5 and may require collaboration across departments and units.
Job Details Assignment: 11/30/202603/01/2027
Day shifts, 12 hours per shift, 48 hours per week; weekend coverage includes 8 weekend shifts during the 6-week scheduling period. Holiday shifts and charge nurse assignments may be required based on unit needs. Required
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification and at least 2 years of nursing experience.
Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification, previous charge nurse experience, and experience with electronic charting systems. Float: Float rotation may be required. Additional Information: Provides care for medical cardiac step-down patients with conditions including chest pain, congestive heart failure, arrhythmias, and multiple system diseases.
Clinical responsibilities include cardiac telemetry monitoring; interpretation and management of dysrhythmias; rapid response team utilization; post-cardiac angiogram, myocardial infarction, cardiac catheterization, and cardiac surgery care; insulin and heparin protocols; cardiac and vasoactive intravenous infusions without titration; feeding tube care; hemodialysis management; renal failure care; port, central line, peripheral line, and peripherally inserted central catheter care; blood product administration; intravenous access; patient-controlled analgesia; surgical drains; chest tubes; noninvasive ventilation; high-flow nasal cannula; arterial blood gas interpretation; oxygen administration; tracheostomy care; isolation precautions; and wound and wound-vac care.
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
This role provides care for adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients requiring progressive cardiac and medical monitoring. The position supports a patient ratio of up to 1:5 and may require collaboration across departments and units.