Registered Nurse (RN) | Neuro ICU Location: Newburgh, IN Agency: Concentric Healthcare Staffing Pay: Competitive weekly pay (inquire for details) Contract Duration: 13 Weeks Start Date: ASAP
About the Position
TravelNurseSource is working with Concentric Healthcare Staffing to find a qualified Neuro ICU RN in Newburgh, Indiana, 47630!
Job Title
Registered Nurse – Neuro ICU
Location
Newburgh, IN | Neuro ICU
Schedule / Job Type
Contract | 13 Weeks | 12-Hour Day Shifts (6:30 AM – 7:00 PM) | Three weekends per six-week schedule | Every other holiday
Key Responsibilities
- Provide direct patient care in a Neuro ICU setting, managing a general ICU population including post-stroke, sepsis, DKA, post-code, and respiratory distress patients, with potential to care for more acute neuro patients (drains, biopsies, ventriculostomy) once established on the unit
- Initiate and titrate sedatives, paralytics, cardiac drips, and vasoactive medications; manage external ventriculostomy devices
- Perform and document NIHSS assessments and dysphagia screens; demonstrate strong neurological assessment skills
- Interpret telemetry and 12-lead EKGs; travelers are required to pass telemetry competency tests
- Manage ETT/ventilator patients (respiratory therapy available) and apply sepsis protocols and care
- Float within skillset as needed, including potential cross-campus float with a minimum of 2 hours' notice; may assist with precepting students and new hires as this is a teaching facility
Required Qualifications
- Current, active RN compact license
- AHA BLS certification required
- AHA ACLS certification required
- NIHSS certification required
- Minimum 2 years of RN experience, including at least 1 full year in an ICU setting
- Minimum 1 prior travel assignment and Trauma Level II experience
- Recent Epic EMR experience required (checkoff class will be required upon start)
- Must live at least 40 miles from the facility to be eligible
Preferred Experience / Skills
- Experience with CRRT
- tPA administration and post-tPA assessments
- Massive transfusion protocol experience (Belmont device)
- Adaptable, resilient, and collaborative with strong critical thinking skills
Why Join Us
- Join a seasoned, collaborative permanent staff on a well-established 32-bed Neuro ICU unit known for strong teamwork and experienced leadership
- Expected 36 hours per week with the option for 48-hour contracts upon request; overtime may be available per contract terms
About Concentric Healthcare Staffing
Founded and headquartered in Scottsdale, AZ, Concentric Healthcare Staffing specializes in healthcare employment with an emphasis in nursing and allied health. Our passion is to develop partnerships with our clients and become an integral part of your staffing solution. Concentric representatives understand your need for continuity of care and work to ensure that every staffing solution we provide is as unique as your facility.
To provide the skilled and talented personnel that today’s medical field demands, Concentric Healthcare offers a top flight registry service that provides staff 24/7. Your facility can enhance their recruiting process by taking advantage of the temporary, temp-to-hire, and direct placement services of our fully screened professionals.
Concentric Healthcare is proud to be recognized by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) with the JCAHO Gold Seal of Approval for the Health Care Staffing Services program. JCAHO certification acknowledges compliance with the Joint Commission’s national set of consensus-based quality standards and demonstrates a commitment to excellence in providing health care staffing.
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