Neuro ICU RN
Newburgh, IN
Cross Country Nurses
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Job Summary

Registered Nurse, Intensive Care Unit Neurological. The position provides critical care to patients with complex neurological and general intensive care needs during night shifts. Responsibilities include comprehensive neurological assessment, ventilator management, titration of critical care medications, and management of conditions such as stroke, sepsis, diabetic ketoacidosis, and respiratory distress.

Job Details

• Required Qualifications: Current active compact nursing license; American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), and National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certifications; associate degree or nursing certificate; at least two years of registered nurse experience, including one full year of intensive care unit experience, one travel assignment, and Trauma Level II experience; recent electronic charting experience; strong neurological assessment and critical-thinking skills; proficiency in NIHSS assessment, dysphagia screening, telemetry and 12-lead electrocardiogram interpretation, endotracheal tube and ventilator management, sedative, paralytic, cardiac, and vasoactive medication titration, and sepsis protocols.
• Preferred Qualifications: Continuous renal replacement therapy, tissue plasminogen activator administration and assessments, and massive transfusion experience.
• Schedule: Night shift, 12-hour shifts from 6:30 p.m. to 7:00 a.m., with a minimum of 36 hours per week. The assignment includes three weekends every six weeks and every other holiday.
• Additional Information: The assignment is 13 weeks, beginning 11/16/2026, with orientation occurring biweekly. Patient populations include general intensive care, post-stroke care, continuous renal replacement therapy, sepsis, diabetic ketoacidosis, post-cardiac arrest care, respiratory distress, neurological drains, biopsies, and ventriculostomy care. The role may include precepting students and new hires. Navy blue scrubs are required, without competing healthcare system or agency logos.

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