Travel Nurse RN - Neuro in Newburgh, IN

Job ID: 901497 Job TitleRegistered Nurse - Neuro ICU LocationNewburgh, IN | Acute Care Schedule / Job TypeContract | 13 Weeks | 12-Hour Night Shifts (6:30 PM - 7:00 AM) | Expected 36 hours/week Key Responsibilities Provide direct patient care in a 32-bed Neuro ICU setting, managing a patient population that includes general ICU, post-stroke, sepsis, DKA, post-code, and respiratory distress cases Perform and documentNIHSS assessmentsand dysphagia screenings; manage neuro-specific interventions including drains, biopsies, and ventriculostomy care Initiate and titrate sedatives, paralytics, cardiac drips, and vasoactive medications; manage ETT/ventilator patients with respiratory therapy support Interpret telemetry and 12-lead EKGs; travelers are required to pass telemetry competency testing Apply sepsis protocols and provide CRRT patient care as needed Float within skillset to affiliated campuses with a minimum of 2 hours' notice for cross-campus assignments; may precept students and new hires as this is a teaching facility Required Qualifications Current active multistate (compact) RN license AHA BLS , AHA ACLS, andNIHSS certificationrequired - must be attached at time of submittal Minimum 2 years of RN experience with at least 1 full year in an ICU setting At least 1 prior travel assignment required Trauma Level II experience required Recent Epic EMR experience required (checkoff class will be required upon start) Strong neuro assessment, critical thinking, and telemetry/12-lead EKG interpretation skills required Must live at least 40 miles from the facility to be eligible Preferred Experience / Skills Experience with CRRT tPA administration and post-tPA assessment experience Massive transfusion protocol experience (Belmont device)