Travel Nurse RN - PCU - Progressive Care Unit
Evansville, IN
Cross Country Nurses
3x12 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus

Job Summary:
The organization is seeking a qualified Stepdown Cardiac Neuro Registered Nurse (RN) for a unit located in Evansville, Indiana. This 13-week contract position requires candidates to possess a current active compact license and relevant certifications. The role involves working 12-hour days, with a minimum commitment of 36 hours per week. Candidates are required to bring their license on the first day.

Job Details:

• Location: Evansville, Indiana
• Position: Stepdown Cardiac Neuro RN
• Shift: 12-hour days, 6:30 AM 7:00 PM
• Schedule: Minimum of 36 hours per week; every other holiday required
• Certification and Experience:
  • Current active compact license
  • AHA Basic Life Support (BLS), AHA Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), and NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certifications
  • Minimum of 2 solid years of Stepdown experience plus 1 travel contract required, or 5 years of solid Stepdown experience if no travel experience
  • Recent EPIC charting experience required (candidate will need to complete a checkoff class)
• Clinical Skills and Responsibilities:
  • Telemetry and 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) interpretation
  • Post-heart catheterization care, including femoral access and managing tranradial (TR) bands
  • Initiation and titration of infusions such as Cardizem, Amiodarone, Cardene, Nitro, Insulin, and Heparin
  • Neuro assessments including NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS)
  • Sepsis management, chest tube care, and PIV insertion
  • Strong assessment and critical thinking skills required
• Patient Population: Post-procedure cardiac patients (caths/stents/interventions), STEMI/NSTEMI patients, carotid endarterectomy, sepsis, neurological conditions (CVA, seizures, TBI), diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA)
• Unit Details:
  • 19 beds, blended unit with 8 designated Stepdown beds and 11 Medical/Surgical beds
  • Nurse-to-patient ratios: Days 1:5-6, with charge nurses overseeing patients
  • No participating with competing health systems or agency logos (scrub color: navy blue)
  • May require precepting of students and new hires
  • Covid-19 vaccine not required (subject to change)
• Additional Operational Notes:
  • GSA hours are not guaranteed during orientation week; set hours guaranteed once on assignment, excluding holidays when the unit is closed

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