Neuro ICU RN
Memphis, Tennessee
Methodist University Hospital

Registered Nurse: Neuro ICU (Travel)

Overview

• Location: Memphis, Tennessee
• Employment Type: Travel/Contract
• Contract Length: 13 weeks
• Start Date: ASAP
• Shift: Night, 3x12-hour shifts (19:00-07:00)
• Hours: 12 hours per day, 36 hours per week
• On-Call: As needed
• Weekends: As needed. A weekend block may be considered (discuss during interview), but a block schedule is not standard.

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Tennessee
• 2 years of recent Neuro ICU experience, including Neuro ICU experience within the last year
• One completed travel assignment
• BLS issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• NIHSS (stroke certification), renewed annually; does not have to be AHA
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• Driver's License

Residency and Submission Rules

• Candidates must live at least 100 miles from the facility (strict). Local candidates are not accepted.
• All RTO must be included at time of submission.
• Do not submit to more than one job within the same health system. If a candidate is interested in multiple jobs, submit them to their top choice only.

Background Checks

• Background check: Complete check covering the past 7 years, including all states and counties lived or worked in, with statewide, county, and federal searches and education verification. Must be completed within 60 days of start. No pending placeholders accepted. Diplomas and transcripts are not accepted in place of education verification.
• Sex offender search: Run separately from the background check
• EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG: Within 30 days of start, then annually
• Tennessee Adult Abuse Registry: Required (Tennessee facility)
• Identification: Two forms of government-issued ID
• E-Verify: Required

Health Requirements

• Physical: Physical statement within 1 year of start attesting to ability to meet job physical demands and good health
• Drug screen: Negative 10-panel drug screen resulted within 60 days of start. Pending results are not accepted.
• TB: Negative two-step PPD, Q-Gold, or T-spot within 1 year of start. Indeterminate or borderline IGRA requires a retest. If positive, a clear chest X-ray within the past 2 years, proof of the positive TB test, and an annual TB questionnaire are required.
• Measles, mumps, rubella, varicella: Proof of 2 vaccines (preferred) or a positive antibody titer. Low or equivocal titers require 2 booster doses before clearance. Pocket cards and declinations are not accepted.
• Hepatitis B: Copy of 3-shot series, positive titer, or signed declination
• Influenza: 2026-2027 vaccine or approved exemption by October 23. Travelers starting on or after September 21 must be compliant before beginning work. Vaccines are not available onsite.
• N95 fit test: Required within 1 year of start, completed before start, and must state "pass." Only 3M N-95 1860 and 1870+ masks are accepted. PAPR hoods are not available, so a 3M N-95 fit test is mandatory. Renewed annually.

Documents and Competencies

• Competency exam taken within 1 year of start and updated annually. Upload with a 1-year expiration date.
• Skills checklist for the applicable unit, updated annually
• Submission packet: submission form, application, 2 recent professional references, skills checklist, state license (Nursys for RNs), and certification information
• Performance evaluation if the candidate has been with their agency for 1 year or more (internal evaluation only for extensions)
• Software/EMR questionnaire required for RNs
• Signed job description form within 1 year of start
• Signed confidentiality acknowledgment before start
• Badge photo received no later than Tuesday COB before a Monday start. Requirements include a passport-style photo taken within the last 6 months, plain background, no hats or head coverings unless worn for religious reasons, and no filters.
• Onsite fit test form (if completed onsite) due Thursday at 2 PM CST before start. Candidate should bring it on day one.
• Flu exemption form, if requesting a medical or religious exemption. Submit immediately, as review can take 2-3 weeks and may delay start.

Dress Code

• Navy blue scrubs for RNs