Step Down Unit RN
Atlanta, GA
Cross Country Nurses
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Job Summary

RN, Step Down, Atlanta, GA: This 13-week assignment supports a high-acuity, cardiac-focused step-down unit caring for patients requiring advanced telemetry monitoring and complex cardiac interventions. The role requires strong cardiac nursing expertise, independent cardiac rhythm interpretation, and experience managing multiple cardiac drips and procedures.

Job Details

• Schedule: Night shift, 12-hour shifts, with a minimum of 36 hours per week.
• Required Qualifications:
  • Minimum 18 months of recent cardiac unit experience.
  • Registered Nurse qualification.
  • Independent cardiac rhythm interpretation and successful completion of a proctored dysrhythmia examination on the first attempt.
  • Experience managing insulin, milrinone, dobutamine, amiodarone, heparin, furosemide, and nitroglycerin infusions.
  • Telemetry interpretation experience.
  • Chest tube experience.
  • Rating of 4 on all cardiac skills included in the skills checklist.
• Preferred Qualifications:
  • Heart transplant experience.
  • Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) experience.
• Additional Information:
  • Assignment length is 13 weeks, with available start dates each Monday.
  • Navy blue scrubs are required.
  • Typical nurse-to-patient ratios range from 1:4 to 1:5.
  • Patient populations include heart failure, atrial fibrillation, atrial flutter, supraventricular tachycardia, ventricular tachycardia, ventricular fibrillation, fluid volume overload, chest pain, hypertension, heart transplant patients, congenital heart disease, and Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) patients.
  • Common procedures include right and left heart catheterizations, TR Band management, sheath removal and management, stent placement, valve replacement procedures, ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) and Non-ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction (NSTEMI) care, pacemaker management, implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) management, cardioversions, ablations, and groin site management.
  • No ventilator patients are expected.
  • Travelers may float to similar cardiac or step-down units as needed but will not float to cardiac monitor technician roles.

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