Cross Country Nurses is seeking a travel nurse RN Stepdown for a travel nursing job in Long Beach, California.
Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty: Stepdown
- Discipline: RN
- Start Date: 11/16/2026
- Duration: 13 weeks
- 36 hours per week
- Shift: 12 hours, days
- Employment Type: Travel
Job Summary
Registered Nurse, Step Down Unit, Long Beach, California. This position provides care for adult and geriatric patients requiring close assessment, cardiac monitoring, and intervention in a step-down setting. The role supports patients with complex cardiac, respiratory, neurological, renal, and post-procedural needs while collaborating with interdisciplinary care teams.
Job Details
- Schedule: Day shifts, 12 hours per shift, with a minimum of 36 hours per week.
- Required Qualifications: Registered Nurse license in California in hand; two years of step-down nursing experience; Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), Basic Life Support (BLS), and National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certifications; required charting system experience; demonstrated competency in cardiac telemetry, dysrhythmia interpretation and management, central and peripheral line care, intravenous therapy, blood product administration, noninvasive airway management, ventilator and tracheostomy care, wound care, feeding tube management, heparin protocols, oxygen therapy, phlebotomy, and post-cardiac procedure care.
- Preferred Qualifications: Level I or Level II trauma experience.
- Additional Information:
- Patient ratios are three patients per nurse on days, nights, and weekends.
- The patient population includes adults and geriatric patients.
- The unit supports patients requiring close assessment and intervention no more frequently than every two hours, including patients receiving continuous non-titrated antiarrhythmic, vasoactive, or inotropic infusions; noninvasive mechanical ventilation; or invasive mechanical ventilation through a tracheostomy.
- Interdisciplinary support includes physical therapy, respiratory services, interpretation services, phlebotomy, radiology, social services, lift teams, rapid response teams, pharmacy, transportation, and unit secretary services.
- Orientation includes approximately 40 hours, with specialty training modules completed during orientation.
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
Cross Country Job ID #1343585. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36.0 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: Registered Nurse / Step Down Unit
About Cross Country Nurses
You care for others — we’re here to care for you. At Cross Country, we know travel nursing is about more than just the job. It’s about building a career that supports your lifestyle, your values, and your impact. We offer competitive pay, full benefits, and 24/7 support from a team that truly understands what it means to be on the front lines. Wherever your journey takes you, we’re with you every step of the way. Let’s build your best life — one assignment at a time.
Benefits
- 401k retirement plan
- Referral bonus