Neurology RN
Newburgh, Indiana
Deaconess Gateway Hospital

Neurology Registered Nurse

Overview

• Travel assignment in Newburgh, Indiana
• 13-week contract
• Day shift: 12 hours, 6:30 AM - 7:00 PM
• Guaranteed 36 hours per week; may accept 48-hour contracts upon request
• No local candidates within a 40-mile radius
• Primary location: Gateway
• Teaching hospital; may require precepting students and new hires

Schedule and Float

• No blocked schedule requests
• Weekend requirement: three weekends out of every six-week schedule
• Holiday requirement: every other holiday
• Float scope: first to float within skillset
• May float to Deaconess Midtown campus and potentially to Deaconess Henderson
• Mid-shift float within the same campus is possible; cross-campus mid-shift float is unlikely but possible
• 2-hour notice given for cross-campus float

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Indiana
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• Neurology (2 years of experience)
• Neurology experience within the last year
• One completed travel assignment
• BLS issued by American Heart Association
• NIHSS
• Trauma experience
• Experience with Epic

Preferred

• Social candidates
• Hard worker
• Resilient and manages change well

Unit Details

• Neuro Surgical MS RN assignment
• 37-bed unit
• Patient ratio: days 1:5-6; nights 1:5-7
• CN takes partial patient assignment

Patient Population

• Neuro and Neuro-Surgical patients, including CVAs, elective back/neck surgeries, post-op cranis, cerebral angiogram
• General medical and psych

Skills and Procedures

• NIHSS
• Dysphagia screen
• Strong neuro assessments
• Basic tele interpretation
• Strict I&O
• Straight cath
• Foley care
• Initiate/titrate heparin drips
• Blood and blood product administration
• Venipuncture
• Blood cultures
• NG tubes
• Indwelling drain management
• Stable drips such as Protonix and Lasix

Additional Notes

• Scrub color: navy blue
• No competing health systems or agency logos on scrubs
• Three call-ins can result in termination
• COVID-19 vaccine not required, subject to change