Step Down Unit RN
Burlingame, CA
Cross Country Nurses
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Job Summary

Registered Nurse, Step Down Unit. This role provides care for adult and geriatric patients requiring cardiac, neurovascular, and respiratory monitoring in a step-down setting. Responsibilities include post-cardiac catheterization care, management of specified cardiac infusions, high-flow oxygen and noninvasive airway support, telemetry monitoring, and coordination with interdisciplinary care teams.

Job Details

• Schedule: Night shift, 3 shifts per week at 12 hours per shift, from 7:00 PM to 7:30 AM, with a minimum of 36 hours per week. Every other weekend requirement applies.
• Required Qualifications:
  • Valid California Registered Nurse licensure
  • At least 2 years of experience as a Registered Nurse, including at least 1 year of intensive care or step-down experience
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross
  • Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross
  • National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certification
  • Experience caring for medical cardiology patients, including post-cardiac catheterization care, neurovascular and stroke patients, and respiratory patients requiring high-flow oxygen or bilevel positive airway pressure
  • Experience managing heparin, diltiazem, and amiodarone infusions
  • Skills in dysrhythmia interpretation and management, telemetry, central and peripheral line care, cardiac and vasoactive infusions without titration, blood product administration, isolation precautions, noninvasive airway management, feeding tube care, bladder irrigation, hemodialysis management, peripherally inserted central catheter care, insulin infusion protocols, and intravenous access
• Preferred Qualifications: Previous charge experience; experience with dobutamine, dopamine, or milrinone.
• Additional Information:
  • Patient assignment ratio of 3:1
  • Patient population includes adults and geriatric patients
  • Clinical focus includes cardiac procedures, intensive care step-down, medical-surgical upgrades, and emergency department admissions
  • Special procedures include transcatheter aortic valve replacement, Watchman procedures, pacemaker procedures, and ablation
  • Interdisciplinary support includes physical therapy, respiratory services, interpretation services, phlebotomy, radiology, social services, rapid response teams, pharmacy, transportation, and unit secretarial support
  • Electronic medical record experience is required

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