Travel Step Down Unit RN - $2,915 per week
Cross Country Nurses · St Louis, MO · 3 wk ago
On-siteHealthcareInternship
About the role
Step Down Unit Nurse Night Shift. Location not specified. This position involves providing specialized care to adult patients with complex medical needs in a short-term acute care setting. The role emphasizes patient management skills, including vent and trach care, telemetry interpretation, and tracheostomy management.
Responsibilities
- Managing ventilated patients
- Performing phlebotomy
- Tracheostomy (trach) management
- Port access
- Central line care
- Maintaining telemetry monitoring
Requirements
- Certifications: BCLS, ACLS (required)
- Education: BSN preferred
- Experience: 1 year of prior acute care or step‑down experience required
- Location: Must be at least 75 miles from the facility
- Valid license in the relevant state(s)
- Recent experience with vents, IV starts, telemetry, trach management, port access, and central lines
- Must pass Relias EKG exam; interpretation and management of dysrhythmias required
- Floating within service line, including to medical‑surgical units, is expected
Benefits
- 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
Schedule
Night shift, 12 hours per shift, minimum 48 hours per week.