Progressive Care Unit RN
Hendersonville, NC
Cross Country Nurses
4x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Job Summary

Registered Nurse, Progressive Care Unit. The Clinical Nurse coordinates and delivers patient care using the nursing process in an intermediate-acuity telemetry setting. The role supports patients with complex cardiovascular and medical conditions, requiring strong cardiac rhythm interpretation, titratable infusion management, continuous monitoring, and recognition of subtle clinical changes.

Job Details

• Schedule: Nights, 12-hour shifts from 6:45 p.m. to 7:15 a.m., with a minimum of 48 hours per week.
• Required Qualifications:
  • Current Registered Nurse licensure in North Carolina or a compact state by the first day of clinical care
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
  • Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification
  • National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certification
  • Basic arrhythmia examination for the Progressive Care Unit completed within 7 days of position acceptance
  • Electronic medical record experience with EPIC
• Preferred Qualifications:
  • One year of experience working as a Registered Nurse in an acute care or inpatient setting
• Additional Information:
  • Provides care for patients with acute coronary syndromes, decompensated heart failure, post-cardiac catheterization needs, arrhythmias requiring titratable antiarrhythmics, non-invasive vasoactive infusions, and high-flow oxygen support.
  • Performs cardiac rhythm interpretation and manages titratable infusions while identifying subtle clinical changes.
  • Coordinates care with the interdisciplinary team and communicates with patients and families regarding the plan of care.
  • Documents nursing care, patient responses, clinical assessments, education, safety needs, and discharge planning.
  • Promotes infection control, standard precautions, patient safety, cultural competency, and active listening.
  • Night-shift patient assignments may follow an approximate 5:1 patient-to-nurse ratio.
  • Every-other-weekend and rotating-holiday coverage 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