Registered Nurse / Long Term Acute Care

Job Summary:
Respiratory Care Unit Registered Nurse (RN) position in a long-term acute care setting. This role focuses on providing specialized care to patients with respiratory and vent-dependent needs. The RN will be responsible for clinical tasks within a respiratory-focused environment, with the flexibility to choose between 8-hour or 12-hour night shifts. The position requires working every other weekend and may involve floating to similar chronic care units as needed.

Job Details:

• Schedule: 8-hour nights (11:00 PM 7:30 AM) or 12-hour nights (7:00 PM 7:30 AM), with a minimum of 36 hours per week.
• Required Qualifications: Valid RN license with 1-2 years of hospital or acute care experience, prior travel experience preferred. BLS (Basic Life Support) certification is required; ACLS (Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support) certification is preferred. Experience with respiratory and vent-dependent patients is strongly preferred.
• Preferred Qualifications: Experience managing respiratory/vented patients.
• Float: Float: Float rotation may be required.
• Additional Information: The RN will care for respiratory and vent-dependent patients, perform IV starts, medication drips, blood administration, EKGs, wound care, trach care, suctioning, catheterizations, and central line dressings. Must be willing to obtain or have a medical declination for flu vaccinations; personal or religious declinations are not accepted. Candidate profiles must be clear and comprehensive for review. Experience with respiratory/vented patients should be explicitly highlighted.

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.