Neuro ICU RN
Madison, WI
Prime Staffing
3x12 hrs, Days, Nights

Travel Contract – Registered Nurse (Neuro ICU)

Position Details

• Profession: Registered Nurse (RN)
• Specialty: Neuro Intensive Care Unit (Neuro ICU)
• Start Date: November 16, 2026
• Contract Duration: 13 weeks
• Open Positions: 1
• Shift: Days or Nights
  • Day Shift: 7:00 AM – 7:30 PM
  • Night Shift: 7:00 PM – 7:30 AM
• Schedule: 3×12-hour shifts; 4×12-hour shifts may be accepted
• Weekends: Every other weekend
• Holidays: Some holidays required
• Minimum Experience: 2 years
• Travel Experience: Required
• Charting System: Epic required
• Patient Population: ICU and Intermediate Care (IMC)

Required Qualifications

• Active Wisconsin RN license or compact RN license.
• Minimum 2 years of acute care experience within the past 3 years.
• ICU experience required.
• Epic experience required; experience within the past 12 months preferred.
• Must have experience with craniotomy patients and External Ventricular Drains (EVDs). This is a strict requirement.
• Must be willing to care for both ICU and IMC patients.
• Must successfully pass the facility's telemetry test before being cleared to start.

Required Certifications

• BLS – AHA required
• ACLS – AHA required

Clinical Skills and Competencies

IV Therapy and Vascular Access

• Accessing and managing ports
• Arterial line management
• Blood product administration
• Central line care and management
• PICC line management
• Starting and maintaining IVs
• IV therapy

Respiratory and Thoracic Care

• Assisting with chest tube insertion and removal
• BiPAP/CPAP management
• Care of ventilated patients
• High-flow nasal cannula (HFNC)
• Interpretation of arterial blood gases (ABGs)
• ETT and nasotracheal suctioning
• Ventilator management

Medication Management

• Continuous IV paralytics and neuromuscular blockade
• Continuous IV sedation
• Emergency medications
• Procedural sedation administration and monitoring
• Titration of cardiac drips
• Titration of vasoactive drips

Neurological Care

• CVA and acute stroke management
• External ventricular drain (EVD) management
• Intracranial pressure (ICP) monitoring
• Lumbar drain management
• Post-craniotomy care
• Post-neurosurgery management
• Spinal cord injury care
• Traumatic brain injury (TBI) management

Note: Craniotomy and EVD experience are mandatory.

Cardiac Monitoring and Emergency Response

• Interpretation of dysrhythmias
• Management of dysrhythmias
• Management of patients with multisystem organ dysfunction or failure
• FloTrac/Vigileo monitoring (preferred)

Additional Clinical Skills

• Infection prevention
• Isolation precautions and PPE
• Phlebotomy
• IV insulin protocols

Work Settings

• Neuro Intensive Care Unit (required)
• Surgical Intensive Care Unit (preferred)

Preferred Experience

• Neurosurgery experience
• FloTrac/Vigileo monitoring
• Recent Epic experience within the past 12 months

Important Notes

• ICU experience is mandatory.
• Travel experience is required.
• Craniotomy and EVD experience are strict requirements.
• Candidates must have completed at least 2 years of acute care experience within the past 3 years.
• The facility requires an EKG/telemetry test to be passed before start clearance.
• AHA-issued BLS and ACLS certifications are required.
• The nurse must be flexible to work days or nights, every other weekend, some holidays, and both ICU and IMC patient populations.

Ideal Candidate: An experienced Neuro ICU RN with strong neurosurgical critical care skills, recent Epic experience, and demonstrated competency in craniotomy and EVD management.