Medical-Surgical RN
Freemont, NE
Cross Country Nurses
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Job Summary

Registered Nurse Medical-Surgical Floor. This position supports a mixed medical-surgical and intensive care unit caring for patients with orthopedic conditions, cardiac diagnoses, respiratory conditions, diabetes, pneumonia, oncology needs, sepsis, acute respiratory failure, and other complex medical conditions. The role requires strong telemetry interpretation, intravenous drip management, and collaboration with respiratory therapy and other clinical support services.

Job Details

• Schedule: 12-hour night shifts from 6:45 p.m. to 7:15 a.m., scheduled three shifts per week for a minimum of 36 hours per week. Weekend coverage is required every other weekend, and holidays rotate with core staff.
• Required Qualifications:
  • Current nursing license eligible for submission
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
  • Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification
  • Minimum of 2 years of experience
• Additional Information:
  • Assignment is based on a mixed medical-surgical and intensive care unit.
  • Patient populations may include orthopedic, post-cardiac catheterization, post-pacemaker, congestive heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, diabetes, pneumonia, non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction, oncology, diabetic ketoacidosis, sepsis, alcohol withdrawal, acute respiratory failure, and acute atrial fibrillation with rapid ventricular response.
  • Registered Nurses must interpret telemetry, manage and titrate anticoagulant, diuretic, vasopressor, sedative, inotropic, and cardiac medication infusions, and manage ventilated patients with respiratory therapy support.
  • The medical-surgical assignment generally maintains patient ratios of approximately 1:46, while the intensive care assignment generally maintains a ratio of 1:2.
  • Respiratory therapy is available for ventilator and oxygen-support needs.
  • A charge nurse is present on each shift and does not take a patient assignment.
  • Unit-specific orientation consists of one 12-hour shift for the medical-surgical assignment or one to two 12-hour shifts for the mixed assignment.
  • Scrubs are pewter gray.
  • Additional shifts may be available, and block scheduling may be considered based on operational needs.

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