Progressive Care Unit RN
Lubbock, TX
Cross Country Nurses
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Job Summary

Registered Nurse, Progressive Care Unit This position supports a fast-paced progressive care and telemetry unit serving patients with neurological and cardiac conditions. The role requires strong clinical judgment, telemetry expertise, and collaboration with an interdisciplinary care team to support safe, effective patient outcomes.

Job Details

• Schedule: Night shift, 12-hour shifts, with a minimum of 36 hours per week. Weekend coverage is required, including six weekend shifts per six-week schedule.
• Required Qualifications:
  • Two years of registered nursing experience
  • Active compact nursing license in hand at submission
  • Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
  • National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certification
  • Experience with charting systems
  • Experience caring for progressive care, telemetry, stepdown, or intermediate care patients
  • Patient ratio experience of approximately 1:4
• Preferred Qualifications:
  • Community hospital experience
  • Level II trauma experience
• Float: Float rotation may be required.
• Additional Information:
  • The unit provides telemetry-focused progressive care with typical patient ratios of 1:34.
  • Clinical responsibilities include dysrhythmia interpretation and management, telemetry monitoring, cardiac drip management, insulin drip titration, heparin protocols, vasoactive drip management, central and peripheral line care, blood product administration, oxygen therapy, noninvasive airway management, and isolation precautions.
  • Patient populations may include stroke, trauma, epilepsy monitoring, neurosurgical, and other neurological conditions.
  • The role includes collaboration with physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, respiratory services, pharmacy, radiology, social services, rapid response teams, and other support services.
  • No on-call requirement is listed.
  • Orientation includes 12 hours.

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