Long Term Acute Care RN
New Britain, CT
Cross Country Nurses
4x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Job Summary

Registered Nurse, Long Term Acute Care. The position supports a respiratory step-down unit caring for respiratory-focused and ventilator-dependent patients in a specialized medical environment. Responsibilities include providing complex nursing care, monitoring patient conditions, and collaborating with respiratory therapy while floating to like chronic care units as needed.

Job Details

• Required Qualifications: Registered Nurse; Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required; 12 years of nursing experience required; experience caring for respiratory or ventilator-dependent patients strongly preferred; willingness to obtain a flu vaccination or provide a medical declination, excluding personal or religious declinations.
• Preferred Qualifications: Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification and prior travel experience.
• Schedule: Night shifts, 12 hours per shift, with a minimum of 36 hours per week; every other weekend required.
• Additional Information: The primary patient population includes respiratory-focused and ventilator-dependent patients. Nurses are responsible for intravenous starts, drips, blood administration, electrocardiograms, medication titration, glucose monitoring, wound vacuum changes, wound care, tracheostomy care, suctioning, catheter care, port access, central-line dressing changes, and wound measurements. Respiratory therapists manage ventilators. Float rotation may include like chronic care units, with travelers floating first.

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