Registered Nurse/Neuro ICU

Registered Nurse Neuro ICU

Facility: Methodist University Hospital
Location: 1265 Union Ave, Memphis, TN 38104, United States
Start Date: 03/23/2026
Duration: 13 Weeks
Shift: Night, 3x12 (7:00 PM 7:00 AM)
Schedule: 36 hours per week; weekends as needed; holidays as required
Charting System: Cerner (preferred)
Float Required: Yes (between like units and campuses within 20 miles as needed)

Position Overview

The Registered Nurse Neuro ICU provides high-acuity, evidence-based critical care to patients with complex neurological conditions in a Neuro Critical Care Unit. The nurse is responsible for advanced assessment, continuous hemodynamic and neurological monitoring, and rapid intervention in life-threatening situations while collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to ensure optimal patient outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver comprehensive critical care using the nursing process in a Neuro ICU setting

• Perform advanced neurological assessments and continuous monitoring

• Manage ventilated patients and complex airway support

• Monitor and interpret hemodynamic parameters and critical lab values

• Administer and titrate critical care medications per protocol

• Recognize and respond rapidly to neurological deterioration

• Collaborate with intensivists, neurology, neurosurgery, and interdisciplinary teams

• Maintain accurate and timely documentation in the electronic medical record

• Adhere to infection control, safety, and regulatory standards

• Float between like critical care units as required

Required Qualifications

• Licensure: Active Tennessee RN license or Compact RN license (required at submission)

• Experience:

  • Minimum 2 years recent Neuro ICU experience with prior travel experience

  • OR 3 years recent Neuro ICU experience without travel

  • At least 1 completed previous travel assignment required

• First-Time Travelers: Not accepted (unless 3+ years recent Neuro ICU experience)

• Other Requirements:

  • Must reside at least 100 miles from facility

  • All RTO must be submitted at time of application

  • Willingness to work required holidays per facility policy

  • ADN accepted (BSN not required for this unit)

Unit Details

• Unit Type: Neuro Critical Care Unit

• Patient Population: Adult critical care (neurological focus)

• Patient Diagnoses: Acute stroke, intracranial hemorrhage, traumatic brain injury, post-neurosurgical cases, seizures, and other complex neurological conditions

• Floating: Between like ICU units and nearby campuses as needed

Clinical Skills & Competencies

• Advanced neurological assessment

• Ventilator management

• Hemodynamic monitoring

• Critical care medication titration

• Emergency response and rapid clinical intervention

• Post-neurosurgical care

• ICP monitoring and neuro-specific protocols

• Infection prevention and isolation precautions

Scheduling Weekend Coverage: As needed

• On-Call: As needed

• Holiday Requirement: Must be willing to work required holiday rotations per facility policy