Registered Nurse/Neuro ICU

Registered Nurse - Neuro ICU

Facility: Methodist University Hospital

Location: 1265 Union Ave, Memphis, TN 38104, United States

Start Date: 03/23/2026

Duration: 13 Weeks

Shift: Night, 3x12 (7:00 PM - 7:00 AM)

Schedule: 36 hours per week; weekends as needed; holidays as required

Charting System: Cerner (preferred)

Float Required: Yes (between like units and campuses within 20 miles as needed)


Position Overview


The Registered Nurse - Neuro ICU provides high-acuity, evidence-based critical care to patients with complex neurological conditions in a Neuro Critical Care Unit. The nurse is responsible for advanced assessment, continuous hemodynamic and neurological monitoring, and rapid intervention in life-threatening situations while collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to ensure optimal patient outcomes.


Key Responsibilities

• Deliver comprehensive critical care using the nursing process in a Neuro ICU setting
• Perform advanced neurological assessments and continuous monitoring
• Manage ventilated patients and complex airway support
• Monitor and interpret hemodynamic parameters and critical lab values
• Administer and titrate critical care medications per protocol
• Recognize and respond rapidly to neurological deterioration
• Collaborate with intensivists, neurology, neurosurgery, and interdisciplinary teams
• Maintain accurate and timely documentation in the electronic medical record
• Adhere to infection control, safety, and regulatory standards
• Float between like critical care units as required

Required Qualifications

• Licensure: Active Tennessee RN license or Compact RN license (required at submission)
• Experience:
  
  
  • Minimum 2 years recent Neuro ICU experience with prior travel experience
  • OR 3 years recent Neuro ICU experience without travel
  • At least 1 completed previous travel assignment required
• First-Time Travelers: Not accepted (unless 3+ years recent Neuro ICU experience)
• Other Requirements:
  
  
  • Must reside at least 100 miles from facility
  • All RTO must be submitted at time of application
  • Willingness to work required holidays per facility policy
  • ADN accepted (BSN not required for this unit)

Unit Details

• Unit Type: Neuro Critical Care Unit
• Patient Population: Adult critical care (neurological focus)
• Patient Diagnoses: Acute stroke, intracranial hemorrhage, traumatic brain injury, post-neurosurgical cases, seizures, and other complex neurological conditions
• Floating: Between like ICU units and nearby campuses as needed

Clinical Skills & Competencies

• Advanced neurological assessment
• Ventilator management
• Hemodynamic monitoring
• Critical care medication titration
• Emergency response and rapid clinical intervention
• Post-neurosurgical care
• ICP monitoring and neuro-specific protocols
• Infection prevention and isolation precautions

Scheduling Weekend Coverage: As needed

• On-Call: As needed
• Holiday Requirement: Must be willing to work required holiday rotations per facility policy