RN Neuro ICU

Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit (NSICU) Nurse

Founded in 1859 by Queen Emma and King Kamehameha IV, The Queen's Medical Center, originally named and still commonly referred to as Queen's Hospital, is located in downtown Honolulu. With 575 acute care beds, it's the largest private, nonprofit hospital in the city. The Queen's Medical Center serves as the major referral center for cancer, heart disease, neuroscience, orthopedics, surgery, emergency medicine and behavioral health. The Queen's Medical Center has the only organ transplant program in the state of Hawai'i and is the state's first and only level one trauma center.

The Queen Emma Tower Neuroscience ICU (NSICU) is a 14-bed ICU with 8 beds on QET4D and 6 beds on QET 5D. The NSICU is dedicated to the care of patients with neurological illness. The unit operates on a 24-hour basis, with 24-hour neurointensivist and neuroscience acute care nurse practitioner coverage. QMC has the only dedicated NSICU in the State of Hawaii and supports Hawaii's first (and currently only) TJC Comprehensive Stroke Center, the only American College of Surgeons Level I Trauma Center and only NAEC Level IV Epilepsy Center.

QET 4D/5D NSICU provides care for adult, geriatric, and pediatric patients. The most frequent admissions/diagnoses include: post-op from neurosurgical or neurointerventional procedures, traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, ischemic stroke, intracerebral and subarachnoid hemorrhage, CNS tumors, status epilepticus, and neuromuscular illnesses such as Guillain-Barre Syndrome, and myasthenia gravis.

The NSICU can also provide care to overflow medical, surgical, and cardiac ICU patients.

Position Highlights

Relocation Assistance of up to $11,000 for those relocating to Hawaii.

Competitive pay (up to $77.34/hour depending on experience)

Generous benefits package.

Complimentary on-campus parking for nurses working night shift.

Additional night shift differential.

Job Summary/Responsibilities

Responsible for coordinating clinical care of patient. Integrates all health care providers to ensure high quality patient/family outcomes, and establishes a consistent and accountable relationship with patient/family. Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to, initiation and development of the plan of care, patient/family education, utilization management and discharge planning.

Typical Physical Demands