Cross Country Nurses is seeking a travel nurse RN Stepdown for a travel nursing job in Denton, Texas.
Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty: Stepdown
- Discipline: RN
- Start Date: 12/14/2026
- Duration: 13 weeks
- 36 hours per week
- Shift: 12 hours, nights
- Employment Type: Travel
Job Summary
Registered Nurse, Step Down Unit, Denton. This travel position supports a 25-bed surgical trauma and progressive care unit caring for clinically complex postoperative, neurological, vascular, cardiac, and medical-surgical patients. The role requires strong communication, adaptability, teamwork, telemetry monitoring, and comprehensive patient assessments.
Job Details
- Schedule: Night shift, 12-hour shifts from 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m., with a minimum of 36 hours per week.
- Required Qualifications: Registered Nurse; Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification; Basic Life Support (BLS) certification; National Institutes of Health certification; strong customer service skills; ability to provide care in a step-down setting.
- Preferred Qualifications: Trauma or orthopedic nursing experience; experience with Meditech electronic medical records.
- Float: Float rotation may be required.
- Additional Information:
- Provides care for postoperative, trauma, neurological, vascular, cardiac, gastrointestinal, pulmonary, and general surgical patients.
- Performs patient assessments every four hours and monitors vital signs every four hours.
- Provides telemetry monitoring and care for patients requiring intravenous medication management.
- Supports patients recovering from cardiac procedures, vascular procedures, neurological surgery, orthopedic surgery, and other acute surgical interventions.
- Patient assignments generally maintain a 1:4 ratio, with a maximum ratio of 1:5 for step-down patients.
- The unit supports a Level II trauma service with a high volume of patients admitted from the emergency department.
- Assignment dates are expected to be 12/14/2026 through 03/15/2027.
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
Cross Country Job ID #1350572. 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