Progressive Care Unit RN
Winston-salem, NC
Cross Country Nurses
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Job Summary

Registered Nurse, Progressive Care Unit (PCU), Winston-Salem, NC. This position provides care for patients requiring cardiac and progressive care monitoring, including acute coronary syndrome, heart failure, arrhythmias, vascular conditions, and post-procedural recovery. The role requires strong cardiac rhythm interpretation, cardiac post-procedural experience, and proficiency with medication titration in a collaborative care environment.

Job Details

• Schedule: Night shift, 12-hour shifts, with a minimum of 36 hours per week.
• Required Qualifications:
  • At least 1 year of cardiology experience.
  • Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), and National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certifications.
  • Cardiac rhythm interpretation and cardiac post-procedural experience.
  • Ability to titrate medications including argatroban, digoxin, diltiazem, dobutamine, dofetilide, dopamine, esmolol, furosemide, insulin, labetalol, lidocaine, milrinone, nicardipine, nitroglycerin, sotalol, and tirofiban.
• Additional Information:
  • Patient populations include acute coronary syndrome, heart failure, non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction, ST-elevation myocardial infarction, chest pain evaluations, post-cardiac catheterization recovery, pacemaker insertion, implantable cardioverter-defibrillator procedures, ablations, arrhythmia management, peripheral artery disease, abdominal aortic aneurysm repair, and deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism.
  • Typical registered nurse-to-patient ratio is 1:45.
  • Responsibilities include telemetry monitoring and verification of cardiac rhythm strips.
  • Support services include certified nursing assistants, phlebotomy, respiratory therapy, hospitalists, intensivists, and charge nurse coverage.
  • Teamwork and a collaborative unit culture are emphasized.
  • The assignment is scheduled from 12/14/2026 through 03/13/2027.

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