Registered Nurse / Medical Surgical Orthopedic Floor

Job Summary:
Orthopedic Medical Surgical Nurse (MS ORTHO) in a general orthopedic surgical unit. This role involves providing direct nursing care in accordance with established policies, procedures, and protocols. The nurse will implement and monitor patient care plans, communicate patient conditions, serve as a primary coordinator for multidisciplinary teams, and assist with discharge planning. The position requires critical thinking, decisive judgment, and the ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment.

Job Details:

• Schedule: Nights shift, 12 hours per shift, minimum of 36 hours per week
• Required Qualifications: Valid nursing license, Nursys License/License/Certificate Verification, professional profile, and three professional references. Candidate must have 0 years of experience or more.
• Preferred Qualifications: Not specified
• Float: Float rotation may be required.
• Additional Information: The department is a 28-bed unit serving the general orthopedic surgical adult population with telemetry capability. Nurse to patient ratio is 1:5-6. The unit is supported by patient care technicians and a healthcare unit coordinator. Utilization of virtual sitter monitoring and telemetry monitoring is available.

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.