Travel Step Down Unit RN - $2,505 per week

Cross Country Nurses is seeking a travel nurse RN Stepdown for a travel nursing job in Fargo, North Dakota.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Stepdown
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 11/16/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours
• Employment Type: Travel

Job Summary

Registered Nurse, Step Down Unit. This role provides care for medically complex patients requiring close monitoring, including stable ventilated patients, patients receiving cardiac or vasoactive intravenous medications, and post-operative and neurological patients. The position involves interdisciplinary collaboration, patient assessment, medication administration, and individualized care planning in an acute care setting.

Job Details

• Required Qualifications: Registered Nurse license in North Dakota or a compact state; Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification from the American Heart Association (AHA); Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association (AHA); National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certification; at least 2 years of recent intensive care unit experience in a hospital with 200 or more beds and Level I trauma designation; experience titrating vasopressor infusions; ventilator experience; telemetry or step-down unit experience; experience with computerized charting using EPIC.
• Schedule: Rotating 12-hour shifts, 36 hours per week, including every other weekend and holidays; no call requirement.
• Preferred Qualifications: Critical care experience.
• Additional Information: Provides care for patients requiring closer monitoring than a medical-surgical unit, including stable ventilated patients with tracheostomies, patients receiving stable cardiac or vasoactive infusions, and complex post-operative and neurological populations. Responsibilities include patient assessments, medication administration, individualized care planning, and interdisciplinary collaboration. The assignment includes floating within the designated unit cluster and, when needed, to medical-surgical units caring for intermediate-care patients. Typical nurse-to-patient ratios are 3 to 4 patients based on acuity. Equipment includes ventilators, bilevel positive airway pressure devices, computerized charting, and automated medication dispensing systems. Orientation includes ventilator and pacemaker training. Navy blue scrubs are required.

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 #1340843. 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