Neuro ICU RN
Newburgh, Indiana
Deaconess Gateway Hospital

Neuro ICU Registered Nurse

Overview

• Travel assignment in Newburgh, Indiana
• 13-week contract
• Nights, 12-hour shifts: 6:30 PM - 7:00 AM
• Guaranteed 36 hours per week; may accept 48-hour contracts upon request
• Primary location: Gateway
• No local candidates within 40 miles

Unit Details

• Neuro ICU
• 32 beds
• Typical ratios: Days 1:3; Nights 1:3; CN typically 1:1
• Travelers are primarily assigned to general ICU patients but may take more acute neuro patients once established
• Teaching hospital; may require precepting students and new hires

Float / Scheduling

• First to float within skillset
• May float to Deaconess Midtown campus and potentially to Deaconess Henderson
• 2-hour notice given for cross-campus float
• Mid-shift float within the same campus is possible

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Indiana
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• BLS issued by American Heart Association
• ACLS issued by American Heart Association
• NIHSS
• Neuro ICU (1 year of experience)
• Neuro ICU experience within the last year
• One completed travel assignment
• Experience working with Level 2 Trauma patients
• Experience with ventilator management
• Dysphagia screen skills
• Experience with Epic

Preferred Qualifications

• CRRT
• tPa administration/assessments
• Massive transfusion (Belmont)
• Hard worker
• Resilient and manages change well
• Social candidates

Additional Notes

• Weekend requirement: three weekends out of every six-week schedule
• Holiday requirement: every other holiday
• On-call: not applicable
• Scrubs: navy blue, with no competing health systems or agency logos
• 3 call-ins can result in termination
• COVID-19 vaccine not required, subject to change