Progressive Care Unit RN
Lebanon, NH
Cross Country Nurses
3x12 hrs
Referral Bonus

Job Summary

Registered Nurse, Progressive Care Unit. This role supports a newly established 16-bed cardiovascular progressive care unit caring for complex cardiovascular medicine and cardiothoracic surgery patients who require advanced monitoring and nursing care without intensive care. The position provides an opportunity to strengthen cardiovascular assessment, telemetry, clinical judgment, and early recognition of patient deterioration skills in a collaborative progressive care setting.

Job Details

• Schedule: Rotating 12-hour shifts, with a minimum of 36 hours per week.
• Required Qualifications: Minimum of 2 years of progressive care or critical care nursing experience; Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification; cardiology and cardiac surgery experience; continuous bedside monitoring using electrocardiogram, oxygen saturation, blood pressure, and respiratory rate; continuous invasive pressure monitoring, including arterial line and central venous pressure monitoring; temporary transvenous and epicardial pacing; vasopressor and inotrope infusion management; chest tube management; phlebotomy; and peripheral intravenous insertion.
• Preferred Qualifications: Two years of critical care experience is highly preferred. Charge nurse experience and registered nurse precepting experience are also preferred.
• Additional Information:
  • Provides care for cardiovascular medicine and cardiothoracic surgery patients, including patients transitioning from critical care, recovering from cardiovascular procedures, or requiring a higher level of care.
  • Maintains an approximate 1:3 nurse-to-patient ratio.
  • Performs specialized progressive care nursing skills, including phenylephrine, norepinephrine, milrinone, and dobutamine infusion management.
  • Assignment period is expected to run from 11/23/2026 through 02/20/2027.
  • Any color of scrubs may be worn in accordance with applicable dress code policy.

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