Registered Nurse Neuro ICU

Registered Nurse

Forsyth Medical Center – Winston-Salem, NC

Neuro ICU 

Schedule:7p-7a

Role Type: Clinical Support – Direct Patient Care

The Registered Nurse serves as a leader of the healthcare team at Novant Health by establishing an authentic personalized relationship with the patient and their chosen support system, collaborating with physicians and other team members to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate an individualized plan of care that promotes optimal health or supports a peaceful death. The Registered Nurse utilizes best scientific evidence and compassion to assist the patient in navigating their health journey. The Registered Nurse accepts responsibility, authority, and accountability for management and provision of care in accordance with the current policies and procedures.

Why Choose Novant Health?

• Day One Benefits Eligibility

• Future Forward Tuition Assistance Program – Eligible after 90 days of service, providing upfront tuition coverage up to $5,250 annually for full-time team members and up to $2,625 annually for part-time team members

• Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) Program

• Well-Being Programs focused on physical, emotional, and financial wellness

Novant Health is committed to providing high-quality, affordable healthcare, with a strong focus on innovation, research, and community wellness. Our goal is to empower our workforce with the tools, support, and resources they need to provide the best care possible.

• Education:
  - Graduate of an accredited school of nursing required.
  - 4 Year / Bachelors Degree, preferred.
  - If your RN nursing license has been inactive, retired or lapsed for five years or more and you have not been licensed in another state during the last five years, successful completion of a Board approved refresher course is required prior to reactivating or reinstating your license. In order to be considered for current licensure status, you must apply for reinstatement within one year of completing the refresher course.

• Experience:  One year of acute nursing experience required.

• Licensure/Certification/Registration: 
  - Current RN licensure in appropriate state, required.
  - Basic Life Support (BLS) through American Red Cross or American Heart Association required.

• Care for critically ill neurological and neurosurgical patients, including stroke, traumatic brain injury, seizures, intracranial hemorrhage, spinal cord injuries, and post-neurosurgical patients.

• Monitor and manage patients requiring ventilators, titratable drips, intracranial pressure monitoring, and other advanced critical care interventions.

• Perform detailed neurological assessments and respond rapidly to changes in patient condition.

• Collaborate with neurologists, neurosurgeons, intensivists, respiratory therapists, pharmacists, and other members of the healthcare team.