Stepdown Neuro RN
Cookeville, Tennessee
Cookeville Regional Medical Center

Registered Nurse: Stepdown Neuro

Location: Cookeville, Tennessee Employment type: Travel/Contract Contract length: 13 weeks Start date: ASAP

Schedule and Assignment

• Shift: Day, 3 x 12-hour shifts (7:00 to 19:00), 36 hours per week
• Ratio: 4:1 on days
• Weekends: Every other weekend required
• On-call: Not required
• Block schedule: Open to accommodating a block schedule
• Time-off restriction: No time off from 2/8/26 to 3/26/26

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Tennessee
• Stepdown (2 years of experience)
• Stepdown experience within the last year
• One completed travel assignment
• BLS issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross or United States Department of Defense
• NIHSS
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing

Preferred Qualifications

• Neuro experience

Health and Screening Requirements

• Initial physical exam attesting to ability to meet the physical demands of the position, updated annually
• TB screening: negative PPD, QuantiFERON Gold, or T-SPOT within 1 year of start (past positives require a clear chest X-ray and annual TB questionnaire)
• Measles, mumps, and rubella: titer or 2 vaccines (booster required for low titer)
• Hepatitis B: titer, vaccine series, or declination
• Varicella: titer or 2 vaccines
• 9-panel drug screen within the last 12 months (instant screen acceptable)
• Flu vaccine required October 31 to March 31; candidates who decline must complete a facility declination form and wear a mask
• COVID vaccine or facility declination form

Background and Compliance

• 7-year criminal background check, completed within 1 year of start
• EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG checks, completed within 30 days of start and updated at each renewal or extension
• Education verification (diploma or transcript can serve as a placeholder until results)
• E-Verify or attestation

Orientation and Facility Documents

• Nursing orientation presentation for travel nurses (review required)
• Travel and contract staff orientation acknowledgment (required)
• Nurse resource guide (review required before start)
• Restraint and seclusion policy (review required)
• Med-Surg agreement (required for Med-Surg assignments)
• Clinical contractor student orientation acknowledgment (required for all candidates)
• Pass/fail testing acknowledgment (required)