RN Neuro ICU (with $7,500 Completion Bonus)

Neuro ICU Registered Nurse (RN)

Location

• Lexington,
• KY
• Contract
• Type:
• Travel
• Duration: 13 weeks
• Shift: 3x12
• Nights
• Pay: $2,124/week
• Completion
• Bonus: $2,500 per contract (up to $7,500 after three contracts)

Job Description

ATC Healthcare is seeking an experienced Neuro ICU Registered Nurse for a 13-week travel assignment in a high-acuity critical care unit. This role focuses on complex neurological and multisystem patients, including post-neurosurgical and stroke cases. Strong neuro and critical care skills are required, including ventilator and advanced line management. Epic charting experience and prior travel experience are required. Nurses must be comfortable floating to other ICU or telemetry units based on census.

• Key Responsibilities
• Provide high-acuity care to neuro and critical care patients
• Manage ventilated patients and advanced airways
• Perform arterial line and central line management
• Titrate vasopressors, sedation, and other critical drips
• Monitor and manage dysrhythmias and cardiac drips
• Interpret ABGs and continuous cardiac monitoring
• Care for post-craniotomy, neurosurgery, and stroke patients
• Manage EVDs, ICP monitoring, and neuro drains
• Support CRRT/CVVHD and advanced organ support therapies
• Follow strict isolation and infection prevention protocols
• Document all patient care in Epic EMR
• Float to other ICU or telemetry units as needed within ratio limits

Qualifications

• Active RN license or compact license required at submission
• Minimum 2 years ICU experience required
• Strong Neuro ICU experience required
• At least 1.5+ years of recent critical care experience