TravelNurseSource is working with Concentric Healthcare Staffing to find a qualified Neuro ICU RN in Newburgh, Indiana, 47630!
Job Title
Registered Nurse – Neuro ICU
Location
Newburgh, IN | Acute Care
Schedule / Job Type
Contract | 13 Weeks | 12-Hour Night Shifts (6:30 PM – 7:00 AM) | Expected 36 hours/week
Key Responsibilities
- Provide direct patient care in a 32-bed Neuro ICU setting, managing a patient population that includes general ICU, post-stroke, sepsis, DKA, post-code, and respiratory distress cases
- Perform and document NIHSS assessments and dysphagia screenings; manage neuro-specific interventions including drains, biopsies, and ventriculostomy care
- Initiate and titrate sedatives, paralytics, cardiac drips, and vasoactive medications; manage ETT/ventilator patients with respiratory therapy support
- Interpret telemetry and 12-lead EKGs; travelers are required to pass telemetry competency testing
- Apply sepsis protocols and provide CRRT patient care as needed
- Float within skillset to affiliated campuses with a minimum of 2 hours' notice for cross-campus assignments; may precept students and new hires as this is a teaching facility
Required Qualifications
- Current active multistate (compact) RN license
- AHA BLS, AHA ACLS, and NIHSS certification required — must be attached at time of submittal
- Minimum 2 years of RN experience with at least 1 full year in an ICU setting
- At least 1 prior travel assignment required
- Trauma Level II experience required
- Recent Epic EMR experience required (checkoff class will be required upon start)
- Strong neuro assessment, critical thinking, and telemetry/12-lead EKG interpretation skills required
- Must live at least 40 miles from the facility to be eligible
Preferred Experience / Skills
- Experience with CRRT
- tPA administration and post-tPA assessment experience
- Massive transfusion protocol experience (Belmont device)
Why Join Us
- Join a seasoned, collaborative permanent staff in a well-established Neuro ICU with strong unit culture and experienced leadership
- Expected 36 hours/week with the option for 48-hour contracts upon request; overtime may be available per contract terms