Step Down Unit RN
Henderson, KY
Cross Country Nurses
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Job Summary
Step Down (Step Down Unit) Registered Nurse (RN) Nights, Henderson, KY. This role supports care delivery in a stepdown/telemetry setting, including management of higher-acuity conditions and continuous monitoring. Candidates are required to bring their license on the first day.

Job Details

• Schedule: 12-hour Nights shifts; minimum 36 hours per week.
• Required Qualifications: Current active compact RN license; Associate Degree or Certificate; Basic Life Support (BLS) (AHA); Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) (AHA); National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS); Tele interpretation ability (including passing unit tele test); ability to initiate and titrate insulin, heparin, and cardiac drips; initiate/titrate therapies for stepdown/PCU patients; must have recent Electronic Prescribing Information (EPIC) charting experience (with completion of a checkoff class as required).
• Preferred Qualifications: Peripheral intravenous (PIV) insertion; stable home ventilator experience; chest tube/indwelling drain management; continuous bladder irrigation (CBI); stable drips such as furosemide (lasix) and pantoprazole (protonix); blood product administration; continuous Bi-level Positive Airway Pressure (BiPAP); drain management; neutropenic precautions.
• Responsibilities: Provide stepdown/PCU patient care with strong assessment and critical thinking skills; manage continuous monitoring and tele interpretation responsibilities; perform clinical interventions including insulin, heparin, and cardiac drip initiation and titration; support care for patient populations including drips (insulin, heparin, cardiac), sepsis, congestive heart failure (CHF), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), cirrhosis, dementia, and post-surgical urology, abdominal, and orthopedic patients; may be required to precept students and new hires.
• Float: Float rotation may be required within the skillset, with potential cross-campus float to nearby locations; mid-shift float within the same campus is possible.
• Additional Information: Weekend and holiday coverage includes every third weekend and every other holiday. COVID-19 vaccination is not required, though this is subject to change. GSA hours are not guaranteed during the week of orientation; guaranteed set hours per week apply except during holidays when the unit is closed. Three call-ins can result in termination.

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