Travel RN - Neuro ICU

Travel RN - Neuro ICU

American Traveler is hiring an experienced RN for a Neuro ICU position requiring prior ICU travel experience and advanced critical care skills.

Location: Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States

Assignment type: travel

Shift: Nights

Length (weeks): 13

Openings: 1

$2,131.00/week (estimated advertised weekly pay)

Details

• 26-bed Neuro and Surgical ICU (NSICU) within a comprehensive stroke center
• Cares for neuroscience intensive care patients including stroke, seizure, and TBI cases
• Staffing ratios of 2:1, occasionally 3:1
• Night shift, 12-hour shifts (3x12), 18:45-7:15
• Every other weekend required
• Floating required to other ICUs and intermediate units
• Uses EPIC for documentation, Pyxis for medication, and SBAR for communication
• Utilizes ICP monitoring, EVD management, ventilator management, Zoll/Arctic Sun temperature management, and PCAs

Requirements

• Active NC or compact RN license (pending accepted at submission)
• Minimum 2 years of relevant RN experience required
• Minimum 1 year of travel nursing experience required
• Required certifications: ACLS, BLS, NIHSS
• Experience with ICP monitoring, ventilator management, and telemetry required
• Skilled in stroke/CVA management, ICP management, seizure management, and titration of cardiac and vasoactive drips
• Experience with invasive equipment and critical care patient management required
• Must pass EKG testing prior to start

Additional Information

• Provide critical care nursing to complex neurological and surgical ICU patients
• 24-hour orientation provided, with weekly orientation schedule
• Scrubs not provided; navy blue, white, or a combination required
• Must work 2 of the 3 major holidays
• Up to 7 days of RTO auto-approved if not falling on a holiday; no RTO permitted during first week of assignment
• Previous Novant Health or New Hanover PERM/PRN/EP employees must wait 12 months before reapplying, with facility approval required
• Local candidates accepted within 50 miles at a lower rate
• Travel pairs allowed if on different units with separate transportation
• First-time travelers will not be considered for this position