RN - Neuro ICU/SICU

Title : Travel RN - Neuro ICU/SICU
Location: Albany NY
Unit Name: SICU / NSICU
Duration : 10/19/2026 - 01/18/2027
Shift - Start Time: 7:00 AM End Time: 7:00 PM |34.5 hours/week
Pay Range - $60/hr - $65/hr.

General Information
Unit Specifics:

• Number of Beds: 30
• Unit staffing description- (unit Productaries and tech availability): 16 Nurses on staff with 2 patients each and charge nurse out of an assignment. 3 PCA s staffed on the unit.
• Type of equipment: ICP monitoring, EVD management, spinal drains/catheters, arctic sun therapy, continuous EEG, non-invasive cardiac output, wound vac and mechanical ventilators, Heimlich drains.
• Documentation system: Epic, MAK, bedside paper flowsheets for ICU documentation
• Scheduling requirements: Must be able to work three 12 hours shifts (7am-7pm / 7pm- 7am)
• Floating policy: Travelers will be expected to float between the critical care areas: MICU, CCU, CPS, Progressive Critical Care Unit, Neuro Progressive Care Unit. May float to PACU or ED for management of ICU level of care patients.
• Patient Experience requirements: Must be able to provide caring, competent, and knowledgeable care in a patient centered approach.

Hospital Specifics:

• Certifications: Academic Medical Center, Level 1 trauma center (adult); Children s Hospital within a hospital, NYSDOH Comprehensive Stroke Center

Hiring Profile
Requested Skill Set:
Must have: NYS Licensed RN with at least 2 years permanent staff experience in trauma, surgical AND neurological ICU patients. Must have Level One trauma experience.
Advanced skills needed: Comprehensive advanced neurological assessments, NIHSS stroke assessments, hemodynamic monitoring of critically ill patient, ventilator management.
Procedures performed on unit: Placement of arterial line, central line, external ventricular drain, ICP monitor, SEPS drain. Bedside bronchoscopy, abdominal washout, tracheostomy, percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube placement, lumbar punctures, chest tubes, pigtail drains.
Required Certifications and Education : ASN/BSN Degree
NY License BLS, ACLS. NIHSS preferred
Dress Code: (Required uniform)

• Navy blue scrub top and pants

Patient Population: Patients with life threatening conditions related to major elective and emergency surgical procedures, multiple traumas, traumatic brain injury, spinal injury, stroke, patients with sepsis / multi-organ system failure, and hemodynamic instability
Unit Guidelines/Policies: Given on site
Awards/Recognition:

• Two-time Pillar of Nursing award recipient, multiple Daisy Award winners

Additional information that would entice a worker to select your unit for their assignment:

• Level 1 Trauma Center, Interdisciplinary teams including NP s, PA s, residents, attendings, respiratory therapists, PT/OT

• MUST HAVE PREVIOUS TRAVEL EXPERIENCE.
• 48 Hours per week are being accepted - please make note in submission if interested.
• Competency test required within 24 hours of submission, sent via candidates email. Please ensure an up to date email is provided at time of submission.
• 2 Years of ICU staff experience required in trauma, surgical AND neurological ICU patients. Must have Trauma Level One experience