Neuro ICU RN
Newburgh, Indiana
Deaconess Gateway Hospital

Neuro ICU Registered Nurse

Overview

• Travel assignment in Newburgh, Indiana
• 13-week contract
• Start dates: 11/16 or 11/23
• Clinical interview required
• No local candidates within a 40-mile radius
• Primary location: Gateway
• 12-hour nights, 6:30 PM to 7:00 AM
• Guaranteed 36 hours per week; may accept 48s upon request
• Overtime applies after 52 hours on 48-hour contracts

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
• Dysphagia screen
• 12-lead EKG interpretation
• Experience with ventilator management
• Experience with Epic

Preferred

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

Unit Details

• Neuro ICU
• 32 beds
• 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 / Schedule Expectations

• First to float within skillset
• May float to Deaconess Midtown campus and potentially to Deaconess Henderson
• 2-hour notice for cross-campus float
• Mid-shift float within the same campus is possible
• Three weekends out of every six-week schedule
• Every other holiday
• On-call/call-back: N/A

Additional Notes

• 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