Travel RN - Neuro ICU

Travel RN - Neuro ICU

American Traveler

Columbus, Ohio, United States

Position status: Open

Assignment type: travel

Shift: Nights

Length (weeks): 13

Openings: 2

$2,210.00/week (estimated advertised weekly pay)

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced RN for a Neuro ICU position requiring 2 years of Neuro ICU experience and NIHSS certification.

Details

• Work in a Neuro Intensive Care Unit setting
• Night shift, 3x12 hours (19:00-7:30) with weekend requirements
• Weekend shifts consist of Friday and Saturday nights on a rotation every 4 weeks
• Estimated patient ratio of 1:1-2
• Required to float within units of equivalent or lower acuity
• Uses Epic EHR system

Requirements

• Active OH or compact RN license required in hand at time of consideration
• Required certifications: BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS (AHA certifications only)
• Minimum 2 years of Neuro ICU experience required
• Education must be from an ACEN or CCNE accredited program
• Skills required include IV starts, telemetry, ventilator management, and intracranial pressure monitoring
• Additional clinical skills include arterial line management, central/PICC line care, CVA/acute stroke management, EVD and ICP monitoring, post-craniotomy and post-neurosurgery care, and traumatic brain and spinal cord injury management
• Experience with cardiac drip titration, continuous IV sedation, and dysrhythmia interpretation and management preferred
• Teaching hospital and Trauma Level I experience preferred
• Prior travel nursing experience required; first-time travelers will be screened
• 2 professional references required, with at least one from a manager, director, or supervisor and the second from a Charge RN; coworker references not accepted

Additional Information

• Provide critical care nursing to complex neurological and neurosurgical patients
• Locals accepted at the same rate
• Former employees eligible for travel assignment after 6 months away from the facility
• Current employees are ineligible for travel assignments at this health system
• RTO must be submitted with the contract and limited to 7 days or less
• Candidates must complete Ohio fingerprinting promptly after signing the contract due to strict credentialing timelines