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Registered Nurse, Progressive Care Unit. The position supports a newly established 16-bed cardiovascular progressive care unit caring for complex cardiovascular medicine and cardiothoracic surgery patients who require advanced monitoring and nursing care. The role provides opportunities to strengthen cardiovascular assessment, telemetry, clinical judgment, and early recognition of patient deterioration skills in a collaborative progressive care setting.
Job Details
Night shift, 12-hour shifts, with a minimum of 48 hours per week. Assignment Period: 11/23/202602/20/2027. Required
Minimum of 2 years of progressive care or critical care nursing experience. Cardiology and cardiac surgery specialty experience. Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification.
Experience with continuous bedside monitoring, including electrocardiogram (ECG), oxygen saturation, blood pressure, and respiratory rate. Experience with continuous invasive pressure monitoring, including arterial line and central venous pressure monitoring. Experience with temporary transvenous and epicardial wire pacing.
Experience managing vasopressor infusions, including phenylephrine and norepinephrine. Experience managing inotrope infusions, including milrinone and dobutamine. Experience with chest tube management, phlebotomy, and peripheral intravenous insertion.
Two years of critical care experience, which does not need to be specific to a cardiac intensive care unit. Charge Registered Nurse experience. Registered Nurse precepting experience.
Additional Information: The role provides care in a 1:3 nurse-to-patient ratio for patients transitioning from critical care following serious illness, recovering from cardiovascular procedures, or requiring a higher level of care than an acute care setting can provide. Clinical responsibilities include cardiovascular assessment, telemetry monitoring, early recognition of patient deterioration, invasive pressure monitoring, infusion management, temporary pacing, chest tube management, phlebotomy, and peripheral intravenous insertion.
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
Registered Nurse, Progressive Care Unit. The position supports a newly established 16-bed cardiovascular progressive care unit caring for complex cardiovascular medicine and cardiothoracic surgery patients who require advanced monitoring and nursing care.