Step Down Unit RN
Seattle, WA
Cross Country Nurses
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Job Summary

Registered Nurse, Step Down Unit Location not specified. This role provides care for adult and geriatric patients in a surgical cardiac telemetry setting, including patients with myocardial infarction, arrhythmias, vascular conditions, heart failure, stroke with cardiac involvement, and post-cardiac procedures. The position supports high-acuity cardiac care, telemetry interpretation, chest tube management, cardiac drips, and post-open-heart recovery.

Job Details

• Schedule: 12-hour night shifts, 36 hours per week, with every other weekend coverage required.
• Required Qualifications: At least 2 years of telemetry experience, including surgical telemetry; experience with vascular care, groin and radial band management, intravenous skills, dysrhythmia interpretation, cardiac telemetry, chest tubes, cardiac drips, and post-cardiac procedures; current Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), Basic Life Support (BLS), and National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certifications; valid compact nursing license in hand at submission; prior travel experience; electronic health record experience; and flexibility to float to like units.
• Preferred Qualifications: Community hospital experience; experience with ventricular assist devices (VAD), transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), and specialized structural heart support.
• Float: Float rotation may be required.
• Additional Information:
  • Patient population includes adults and geriatric patients.
  • Typical patient assignment is four patients per nurse, with higher-acuity assignments based on unit needs.
  • Clinical responsibilities may include care for pre- and post-open-heart surgery patients, vascular surgery patients, post-cardiac catheterization patients, and patients requiring sternal precautions.
  • Required clinical skills may include breathing treatments, continuous positive airway pressure and bilevel positive airway pressure (CPAP/BiPAP), tracheostomy care, blood and blood product administration, cardioversion and defibrillation, epicardial pacemaker management, left ventricular assist device care, and telemetry interpretation.
  • Holiday scheduling flexibility is required, including commitment to working three of five designated holidays.
  • Two professional references covering at least one year of employment within the past three years are required during the compliance process.

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