Travel Nurse RN - Med Surg
Santa Cruz, CA
Cross Country Nurses
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Job Summary

Medical-Surgical Floor position on the night shift in an acute care setting. The role provides care for medical-surgical patients in a 55-bed unit, with responsibility for telemetry monitoring and collaboration with the interdisciplinary care team. The schedule consists of 12-hour night shifts.

Job Details

• Required Qualifications: Basic Life Support (BLS) certification; active professional license required for submission; a minimum of 2 years of solid medical-surgical experience for the night shift; ability to read electrocardiogram (EKG) strips and care for telemetry patients; positive, adaptable, and team-oriented approach.
• Preferred Qualifications: Experience with Cerner electronic medical record documentation; experience in a fast-paced medical-surgical environment.
• Schedule: 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. night shifts, 12 hours per shift, with a minimum of 36 hours per week; every other weekend and participation in the holiday rotation are required.
• Additional Information: The role supports a medical-surgical patient population with an approximate 5:1 patient ratio. Patient care technicians may be available based on census. Intravenous and peripherally inserted central catheter teams are available during the day, with respiratory therapy and pharmacy support available 24 hours a day. Unit-specific orientation includes one shift on each medical-surgical unit.

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