Neuro ICU RN - Contract

Registered Nurse – Neuro ICU (RN)

Location: Christiana Hospital, Newark, DE

Position Overview

• Contract Duration: 13–21 Weeks

• Start Date: 12/01/2026

• Firm End Date: March 27, 2027

• Shift: 12-Hour Nights | 7:00 PM – 7:30 AM

• Hours: 36 Hours/Week

• Unit: Neuro Critical Care

• Unit Capacity: 11–20 Beds

• Nurse-to-Patient Ratio: 1:2

• Scrub Color: Navy Blue

• Charting System: Epic

• Local Radius: 50-mile rule applies.

Key Responsibilities & Clinical Experience

• Provide specialized critical care nursing to patients with acute neurological and neurosurgical conditions.

• Monitor and manage patients experiencing ischemic and hemorrhagic strokes.

• Care for patients with brain tumors, seizures, and other non-traumatic critical brain injuries.

• Perform comprehensive neurological assessments and monitor changes in patient condition.

• Manage critically ill patients with a 1:2 nurse-to-patient ratio.

• Assist with specialized neurocritical care procedures, including:

  • External Ventricular Drain (EVD) placement.

  • Tracheostomy and PEG-related care.

  • Lumbar drain management.

• Collaborate with physicians and multidisciplinary teams to provide safe, evidence-based patient care.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of Neuro ICU experience (no exceptions).

• Active DE or Compact RN license in hand.

• Recent EPIC experience is mandatory.

• RN license number and expiration date.

• Certifications with expiration dates.

Scheduling & Weekend Requirements

• Weekend Requirement: Every 3rd weekend.

• Holiday Requirement: Every other holiday.

• RTO: Maximum 3 days; all requested time off must be disclosed at initial submission. No additional requests will be considered afterward.

• Interviews: Auto Offer – ICU List C.

Floating Requirements

- May be required to float to the Critical Care Float Pool based on departmental needs.


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