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Job ID: 897235
Estimated Weekly Gross: $2,060.55
Job Title
Registered Nurse – Neurology / Medical Surgical Neuro
Location
Newburgh, IN | Acute Care
Schedule / Job Type
Contract | 13 Weeks | 12-Hour Day Shifts (6:30 AM – 7:00 PM) | Onsite | Expected 36 hours/week; 48-hour contracts available upon request (overtime may apply after 52 hours on 48-hour contracts)
Key Responsibilities
- Provide direct nursing care to a neurology and neuro-surgical patient population including CVAs, elective back/neck surgeries, post-op craniotomies, and cerebral angiograms, as well as general medical and psychiatric patients
- Perform NIHSS assessments and dysphagia screenings; conduct strong neurological assessments with critical thinking
- Initiate and titrate heparin drips; manage stable infusions (e.g., Protonix, Lasix); administer blood and blood products
- Perform venipuncture, blood cultures, straight catheterization, Foley insertion, NG tube placement, and indwelling drain management; maintain strict intake and output documentation
- Interpret basic telemetry and document clinical findings using Epic (checkoff class required upon start)
- Float within skillset as first to float, including potential cross-campus float with a minimum 2-hour notice; may precept students and new hires as this is a teaching facility
Required Qualifications
- Active, current compact RN license required
- AHA BLS certification required — must be attached upon submittal
- NIHSS certification required — must be attached upon submittal
- Minimum two years of strong, recent neurology nursing experience
- At least one prior travel nursing assignment
- Trauma Level II experience required
- Recent Epic charting experience required
- Must live at least 40 miles from the facility to be eligible
Preferred Experience / Skills
- Experience with neuro-surgical patient populations including post-op craniotomies and cerebral angiograms
- Strong adaptability, resilience, and ability to manage change in a dynamic unit environment
- Collaborative, team-oriented personality; comfortable working alongside a well-established staff nursing team
Why Join Us
- Join a 37-bed neurology unit with experienced, stable leadership and a welcoming, well-developed team of staff nurses who value travel clinicians
- Work in a structured, high-acuity specialty environment with consistent scheduling expectations and a defined weekend and holiday rotation (three weekends per six-week schedule; every other holiday)