Registered Nurse / Medical Surgical Float Position

Job Summary:
Medical Surgical Float Nurse in New Mexico. This role involves providing general medical-surgical inpatient nursing care on a busy inpatient unit. The position requires flexibility across various patient needs, including occasional non-critical pediatric care, within a general medical-surgical setting.

Job Details:

• Schedule: Nights shift, 6:30 p.m. to 7:00 a.m., with floating and call responsibilities required. Minimum of 36 hours per week.
• Required Qualifications: Certifications in Basic Life Support (BLS) and two or more years of medical-surgical nursing experience.
• Preferred Qualifications: Certifications in Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS).
• Float: Float rotation may be required.
• Additional Information:
  • The role is based on a general medical-surgical inpatient nursing unit.
  • Patient ratio typically 1:6.
  • Scrub color is flexible.
  • EMR system used is MedHost.
  • No on-call schedule for the general medical-surgical unit; the only on-call occurs due to census flexibility prior to shift start if census is low.
  • Fingerprints are required for all travelers from New Mexico, and candidates must be registered with the state as the fingerprint process may take several weeks.
  • The position is created to fill a vacant role.
  • Location: 2430 W Pierce St, Carlsbad, NM 88220.

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

Other

As one of the leading suppliers of travel healthcare professionals and a Best of Staffing® Talent Award winner, Cross Country Nurses offers thousands of opportunities for healthcare professionals across the country. We have relationships with more than 2,500 healthcare facilities nationwide and offer excellent compensation and one of the most comprehensive benefits packages in the industry. Have the freedom to decide where you want to work and take your career where you want it to go when you travel with us.