Travel Registered Nurse - Step Down Unit - Cheyenne, WY

Travel assignment, 13 weeks, 12hr days, 36 hours a week, starting November 30, 2026.

Pay as Cross Country posts it: about $2,424 a week in all, a taxable rate of $32.13 an hour plus $1,267 a week in housing and meal stipends.

Job Summary

Step Down Unit Nurse – Days Shift – Location unspecified. This role involves providing high-acuity patient care in a cardiac and cardiothoracic specialty environment. The position requires experienced nursing skills to support patients recovering from procedures such as stents, pacemakers, ICDs, CABG, and vascular interventions.

Job Details

• Position Description: Responsible for caring for pre/post cardiac, vascular, and thoracic surgical patients, including those with pacemakers, ICDs, stents, post-CABG, and post-vascular procedures. Role involves monitoring, titrating select drips, and managing high-acuity patients.
• Required Qualifications: Valid RN license, minimum 1 year of RN experience, certifications in BLS and ACLS, with NIHSS preferred. Must have experience with pre/post heart procedures, vascular, and thoracic surgery patients.
• Schedule: Days shift, 12-hour shifts, minimum of 36 hours per week.
• Additional Information: Unit utilizes EPIC charting system, requires a minimum of 2-3 shifts of orientation, with possible floating within the rotation. Scrubs are navy blue; the unit emphasizes step-down care rather than tele nurses.
• Submission Requirements: Candidates must be eligible to submit licenses and be prepared to start on 11/30/2026, with the assignment ending on 03/01/2027.

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