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Step Down Unit position for a registered nursing professional supporting adult and geriatric patients in a combined medical-surgical and intermediate care setting. The role includes telemetry monitoring, management of complex patient conditions, and collaboration with interdisciplinary care teams. First-time travelers may be considered.
Job Details Required
Minimum of 1 year of nursing experience; American Heart Association (AHA) Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), Basic Life Support (BLS), and National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certifications; ability to care for patients requiring telemetry, dysrhythmia interpretation and management, central and peripheral line care, blood product administration, cardiac and vasoactive drips without titration, oxygen and noninvasive airway management, isolation precautions, continuous bladder irrigation, arterial line management, wound care, and intravenous therapy.
Previous charge experience and charting system experience.
Day shifts consisting of 12 hours, with a minimum of 48 hours per week. Additional Information: The unit serves a mixture of medical-surgical and intermediate care patients with nurse-to-patient ratios ranging from 1:4 to 1:6, depending on assignment. Patient populations include adults and geriatric patients.
Clinical responsibilities may include telemetry monitoring, post-cardiac procedure care, cardiac surgery care, renal failure management, tracheostomy care, noninvasive ventilation, insulin and heparin protocols, cardiac catheterization care, and rapid response team participation. Interdisciplinary support includes physical therapy, respiratory services, interpretation services, phlebotomy, radiology, social services, pharmacy, transportation, and rapid response teams.
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 Posted Date: 2026-10-27
About the role
Step Down Unit position for a registered nursing professional supporting adult and geriatric patients in a combined medical-surgical and intermediate care setting. The role includes telemetry monitoring, management of complex patient conditions, and collaboration with interdisciplinary care teams. First-time travelers may be considered.