Neuro ICU RN
Newburgh, Indiana
Deaconess Gateway Hospital

Neuro ICU Registered Nurse

Overview

• Travel assignment in Newburgh, Indiana
• Primary location: Gateway
• Clinical interview required
• Start date: 11/16
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Guaranteed hours: 36 per week
• Accepts 48-hour contracts upon request

Schedule

• 12-hour day shifts, 6:30 AM to 7:00 PM
• Three weekends out of every six-week schedule
• Every other holiday
• On-call: N/A

Float Scope

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

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Indiana
• Neuro ICU (2 years of experience)
• Neuro ICU experience within the last year
• One completed travel assignment
• BLS issued by American Heart Association
• ACLS issued by American Heart Association
• NIHSS
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• Experience working with Level 2 Trauma patients
• Experience with ventilator management
• Tele/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 Neuro ICU
• Typical ratios: Days 1:3; NOCs 1:3
• CN typically takes 1:1 assignment
• External ventriculostomy devices on the unit
• Travelers will primarily be assigned to general ICU patients but may take more acute neuro patients once established

Additional Notes

• No local candidates within a 40-mile radius
• Teaching hospital; may require precepting students and new hires
• Navy blue scrubs required
• No competing health systems or agency logos on scrubs
• 3 call-ins can result in termination
• COVID-19 vaccine not required, subject to change