Neuro ICU RN
Newburgh, Indiana
Deaconess Gateway Hospital

Neuro ICU Registered Nurse

Overview

• Travel assignment in Newburgh, Indiana
• Primary location: Gateway
• 13-week contract
• Start date: 11/16
• Clinical interview
• No local candidates within 40 miles

Schedule

• 12-hour days, 6:30 AM to 7:00 PM
• Guaranteed 36 hours per week
• Will accept 48s upon request
• Three weekends out of every six-week schedule
• Every other holiday
• On-call: N/A

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 (2 years of experience)
• Neuro ICU experience within the last year
• One completed travel assignment
• Experience working with Level 2 Trauma patients
• Experience with ventilator management
• 12-lead EKG interpretation
• Dysphagia screen
• Experience with Epic

Preferred Qualifications

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

Unit Details

• 32-bed unit
• Ratios: Days 1:3; NOCs 1:3; CN typically 1:1
• External ventriculostomy devices on the unit
• Travelers will primarily be assigned to general ICU patients but may take more acute neuro patients once established

Float Scope

• First to float within skillset
• May float to Midtown campus and potentially to Henderson
• Mid-shift float within the same campus
• Cross-campus mid-shift float is unlikely but possible

Additional Notes

• Bi-weekly orientation
• 2-hour notice given for cross-campus float
• Teaching hospital; may require precepting students and new-hires
• Navy blue scrubs
• No competing health systems or agency logos
• 3 call-ins can result in termination
• COVID-19 vaccine not required, subject to change