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Registered Nurse, Progressive Care Unit Night-shift travel assignment. The role provides care for adult and geriatric patients with complex cardiac, vascular, telemetry, and post-operative needs. The assignment requires strong surgical telemetry experience, flexibility to float to like units, and proficiency with the designated electronic health record system.
Job Details
Night shift, 12-hour shifts, 48 hours per week; every other weekend required. The assignment is scheduled from 11/30/2026 through 03/01/2027. Required
Registered Nurse with at least 2 years of telemetry experience, including surgical telemetry, open-heart surgery, vascular surgery, radial band management, intravenous skills, and post-operative cardiac care; travel experience required; active compact nursing license in hand at submission; Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), Basic Life Support (BLS), and National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certifications required; electronic health record experience required, with Epic experience being mandatory.
Community hospital experience preferred. Experience with ventricular assist devices (VAD) and transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) preferred. Float: Float rotation may be required.
Additional Information: Provides care for patients with myocardial infarction, primary arrhythmias, coronary artery disease, heart failure, vascular conditions, stroke with cardiac involvement, and pre- and post-cardiac catheterization needs. Manages patients following open-heart surgery, including patients within the first 15 days postoperatively who may have chest tubes and sternal precautions. Performs telemetry and dysrhythmia interpretation and management, cardioversion and defibrillation, epicardial pacer management, chest tube care, blood and blood product administration, and noninvasive airway support.
Supports cardiac drips, heparin protocols, intravenous therapies, wound care, surgical drains, central lines, peripherally inserted central catheters, and vascular access devices. Typical patient assignment is 4:1, with higher-acuity and special-procedure assignments of 3:1; assignments may increase to 5:1 at midnight. Holiday scheduling requires commitment to working 3 of 5 designated holidays.
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 role provides care for adult and geriatric patients with complex cardiac, vascular, telemetry, and post-operative needs. The assignment requires strong surgical telemetry experience, flexibility to float to like units, and proficiency with the designated electronic health record system.