Neuro ICU RN
Springfield, OR
Cross Country Nurses
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Job Summary

Registered Nurse, Intensive Care Unit Neurological. This travel nursing position supports critically ill adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients across neurological, cardiac, medical, and trauma intensive care settings. The role requires strong critical care experience, recent Epic experience, trauma expertise, and flexibility to float across designated clinical units.

Job Details

• Schedule: Night shift, three 12-hour shifts per week, typically 7:00 p.m.7:30 a.m., for a minimum of 36 hours per week.
• Required Qualifications:
  • At least 2 years of intensive care experience; candidates with 1 year may be considered if recently employed in a large facility.
  • Previous travel nursing experience with completed assignments preferred.
  • Recent Epic experience required.
  • Required certifications: Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), and National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS).
  • Previous trauma experience required.
  • Demonstrated competency in ventilator management, arterial line management, blood product administration, central and peripherally inserted central catheter care, continuous sedation, cardiac and vasoactive medication titration, renal failure management, chest tube care, hypothermia protocols, neurological assessments, and emergency medications.
• Preferred Qualifications:
  • Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC), Certified Critical-Care Registered Nurse (CCRN), Critical Care Specialty Certification (CSC), Stroke Certified Registered Nurse (SCRN), and Trauma Certified Registered Nurse (TCRN) certifications.
  • Level I or Level II trauma experience.
  • Experience with continuous renal replacement therapy, intra-aortic balloon pump support, nitric oxide, external ventricular drains, intracranial pressure monitoring, and complex neurological assessments.
• Float: Float rotation may be required.
• Additional Information:
  • Patient assignments typically maintain a 1:2 ratio.
  • Floating may include cardiac and neurological intensive care, telemetry, acute care, observation, and emergency department boarding.
  • A four-hour orientation is provided for float assignments.
  • The clinical environment includes medical, cardiac, neurological, surgical, and trauma populations.
  • Responsibilities may include chest tube and central line procedures, bedside tracheostomy care, intubation support, massive transfusion response, post-cardiac-arrest cooling, and removal of femoral and radial sheaths.
  • Weekend scheduling requires flexibility based on unit needs.
  • Common clinical conditions include gastrointestinal bleeding, alcohol withdrawal, diabetic ketoacidosis, sepsis, acute respiratory distress syndrome, congestive heart failure, chronic kidney disease, acute kidney injury, cardiac arrest, cerebrovascular accident, intracranial hemorrhage, and multisystem organ failure.

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