Job Title: Registered Nurse
Profession: Nursing
Specialty: Neurosurgery
Duration: 13 Weeks
Shift: Night
Hours per Shift: 12 Hours
Experience: Minimum of 2 years in Neuro MS/T required
License: RN license required
Certifications: BLS required (AHA only)
Must-Have: Epic experience required
Traveler will be required to pass a Telemetry test prior to being cleared to start.
Description:
Join our fast-paced neuro specialty inpatient unit.
This unit offers an opportunity to advance your nursing skills utilizing evidence-based practice.
Become part of a collaborative team that encourages and supports one another.
Work with a variety of medical and surgical neuro patients.
The unit consists of 25 beds dedicated to neurosurgery general care.
Post-surgical cases may include spine surgeries, brain tumors, craniotomy, or ophthalmology cases.
The neurological patient population may include multiple sclerosis, ALS, Guillain-Barre syndrome, and trauma patients.
We also care for ortho patients with multiple injuries/diagnoses or spinal fractures requiring orthotics.
Join our interdisciplinary team of stroke professionals.
Provide the highest level of diagnosis and treatment options for individuals with epilepsy.
Deliver patient and family-centered care while partnering with a dynamic multidisciplinary team.
This includes nurses, nursing assistants, therapists, and medical teams.
Our goal is to provide high-quality, evidence-based care.
Travelers are required to float as needed.
Minimum experience required is two years of acute care within the last three years in the specialty.
Pass/Fail testing is required with strict passing criteria.
A telemetry exam will be conducted prior to the start of employment.
The adult exam requires 100% identification of lethal rhythms and passing scores of 80% or higher.
The pediatric exam also requires a passing score of 80% or higher.
Travelers will have two attempts to pass.
If the traveler fails the second attempt, a certificate of completion of a cardiac interpretation review course will be required before a third attempt can be scheduled.
Failure to pass after three attempts will result in cancellation of the assignment.
This is an opportunity to work in a Magnet-designated facility recognized as one of the leading hospitals and teaching institutions.