Travel Nurse RN - Neuro ICU
Milwaukee, WI
TalentBurst, Inc
3x12 hrs, Nights

Position Overview

• Unit: Neurocritical Care ICU (Neuro ICU)
• Shift: 12-Hour Nights (1900–0700) | 36 Hours/Week
• Schedule Cycle: 6-week increments
• On-Call Requirements: None
• Weekend Schedule: Every other weekend rotation
• Holiday Rotation: Every other holiday
• Requested Time Off (RTO): Up to 7 days of RTO can be pre-approved during the screening process.
• Clinical Interviewing: Yes, a manager interview is required.

Compensation & Logistics

• Dress Code: Any solid color scrubs (no graphics, logos, or designs).
• Parking: Free on-site parking provided.
• Safety Fatigue Policy: The health system strictly adheres to a fatigue policy—all staff (including travelers) are restricted to a maximum of 60 working hours per week and cannot work more than 5 consecutive 12-hour shifts.

Key Responsibilities & Patient Care

• Provide high-acuity care with a patient ratio of 1:1 to 1:2 (1:3 for mixed-acuity status).
• Assess and manage complex neuro patients including post-TNK/thrombectomies, ischemic and hemorrhagic strokes (SAH, IPH, IVH, SDH), seizures, spinal surgeries, and brain mass resections/biopsies.
  • Note: Core staff are assigned to the most critical neuro-intensive care patients.
• Manage medical respiratory and general medical ICU overflow patients.
• Operate essential ICU equipment including ventilators, arterial lines, and healthcare EVDs (External Ventricular Drains).
• Safely manage vasopressors, critical care sedation, and central line blood draws.
• Utilize EPIC charting, Alaris IV pumps, Pyxis medication dispensing, and Client patient monitors.

Job Requirements

• Experience: Minimum 4 years of high-acuity ICU experience.
• First-Time Travelers: Welcomed with strong, proven ICU experience.
• Certifications Required: BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS.
• System Competency: EPIC electronic medical records experience is strictly required.
• Preferred Skills: Experience with CVVH/CRRT and EVD management is highly preferred.
• Floating Expectations: Must be willing to float as needed to:
  • ED Holding (boarding inpatient holds; 1:3 to 1:4 ratio)
  • Other sister ICUs (MRICU, SICU, CICU, CVICU)
  • Medical-Surgical units (1:3 ratio)
  • PACU Surge (1:3 to 1:4 ratio)
  • Sitter shifts

About the Facility & Unit Support

This premier facility is a designated Level III Trauma Center, Magnet-designated hospital, and a Comprehensive Stroke Center. The Neuro ICU is a highly collaborative environment built on evidence-based nursing.

On shift, you will have access to exceptional unit support:

• 24/7 Intensivists (2 on days, 1 on nights) and 24/7 Hospitalists
• Dedicated Critical Care NPs (2 on days)
• Free-floating Charge Nurse (rarely takes a patient assignment)
• 24/7 Respiratory Therapy (RT) support
• Dedicated CNAs assisting with a 1:8 to 1:10 ratio
• Phlebotomy team to assist with peripheral blood draws
• Bedside telemetry and a central monitoring station manned at the nurse's desk

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