Neuro Tele PCU RN
Lubbock, TX
Bestica
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Travel RN – PCU / Neuro Telemetry

📍 Lubbock, Texas | 13-Week Contract
🌙 Night Shift: 3×12s | 7:00 PM – 7:00 AM
📅 Start Date: November 2, 2026

Join a fast-paced Neuro Telemetry unit at a short-term acute care hospital in Lubbock, Texas. First-time travelers are welcome, with dedicated mentors available to support new team members.

✨ Assignment Highlights

• 13-week contract
• Night shift: 3×12-hour shifts
• Patient ratio: 1:4; weekends may be 1:5
• Self-scheduling
• Every other weekend — 6 weekend shifts per 6-week schedule
• Floating between units required
• 12 hours of orientation
• Free parking
• No on-call requirement
• 48-hour workweeks may be approved
• Navy blue scrubs required for licensed nursing personnel

🩺 Your Role

• Provide nursing care to patients with neurological, neurosurgical, and progressive care needs.
• Monitor cardiac rhythms and recognize and manage dysrhythmias.
• Care for patients with stroke/TIA, subdural hematoma, epilepsy, trauma, and neurosurgical conditions.
• Manage cardiac and vasoactive drips, including Cardene and heparin, according to unit protocols.
• Administer blood products and manage central and peripheral lines.
• Monitor oxygen therapy and provide non-invasive airway management.
• Manage insulin drips and follow heparin protocols as required.
• Collaborate with physicians, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, and other interdisciplinary teams.
• Use appropriate patient-handling equipment and maintain accurate clinical documentation.

✅ Required Qualifications

• Active RN license appropriate for the assignment.
• Minimum 2 years of nursing experience.
• ACLS, BLS, and NIHSS certifications.
• Experience in PCU, stepdown, IMC, DOU, or telemetry nursing.
• Cardiac monitoring, dysrhythmia interpretation, and emergency response experience.
• Experience managing cardiac drips and heparin protocols.
• Willingness to float between units and work every other weekend.

⭐ Preferred Qualifications

• Teaching hospital experience.
• Community hospital experience.
• Level II trauma experience.
• Experience caring for stroke, epilepsy, and neurosurgical patients.
• Experience with Cardene, vasoactive drips, insulin drips, and post-neurosurgical care.

🏥 About the Facility

• Short-term acute care hospital
• 379 staffed beds
• Level II Trauma Center
• Specialized Neuro Telemetry unit with designated epilepsy-monitoring beds
• Patients include stroke/TIA, trauma, epilepsy, and neurosurgical cases
• Interdisciplinary support from IV teams, respiratory services, physical therapy, radiology, pharmacy, and rapid response teams

📌 Important Contract Requirements

• Epic is the current electronic health record.
• Floating is required.
• One request for time off may be considered; submit requested dates with the profile.
• Block scheduling is not available.
• Free parking is available in designated employee/visitor surface lots.