Registered Nurse / Step Down Unit

Job Summary
Step Down Unit Registered Nurse (RN) Night shift located in an acute care facility. This role involves providing quality patient care on a specialized step down unit, with a focus on patients recovering from more acute phases requiring close monitoring. The position supports a dynamic clinical environment with a variety of patient diagnoses and collaborative team collaboration.

Job Details

• Schedule: 12-hour night shifts, with a minimum of 36 hours per week, starting on 10/05/2026 and ending on 01/04/2027.
• Required Qualifications: Valid nursing license; ACLS (Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support) and BLS (Basic Life Support) certifications; at least 2 years of relevant nursing experience; familiarity with electronic charting systems (EPIC); location within a 50-mile radius rule.
• Common diagnoses/types of patients: CHF (Congestive Heart Failure), cardiac catheterization, chest pain, pneumonia, chronic renal disease, COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease), orthopedic, and oncology patients.
• Experience: All travelers must pass a cardiac rhythm exam, and should have the necessary skills to interpret strips; previous experience with step down or telemetry units preferred but not required.
• Staff and operational details:
  • Charge nurses and nurse supervisors are present 24/7; night charge nurses take patient assignments.
  • Use of CNAs or techs with typical ratios consistent with hospital standards; blood sugars can be taken by nursing staff.
  • Respiratory equipment such as CPAP and BiPAP managed by RTs; nurses are not required to titrate drips but need to understand set rates.
  • Telemetry monitors (brand: Phillips) are used, and nurses are expected to read and interpret strips.
  • Self-scheduling is permitted; units typically rotate weekend shifts every other week and include holiday rotations.
  • Travelers are expected to float within designated units and report to the clinical coordinator for assignments, most likely to tele units with basic patient care needs.
  • Dress code: Royal Blue scrubs.
  • Orientation consists of 1-2 shifts with a preceptor.

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.