Overview
Job Description
Registered Nurse – Neuro ICU (RN)
Location: Christiana Hospital, Newark, DE
Position Overview
Contract Duration: 13–21 Weeks
Start Date: 12/01/2026
Firm End Date: March 27, 2027
Shift: 12-Hour Nights | 7:00 PM – 7:30 AM
Hours: 36 Hours/Week
Unit: Neuro Critical Care
Unit Capacity: 11–20 Beds
Nurse-to-Patient Ratio: 1:2
Scrub Color: Navy Blue
Charting System: Epic
Local Radius: 50-mile rule applies.
Key Responsibilities & Clinical Experience
Provide specialized critical care nursing to patients with acute neurological and neurosurgical conditions.
Monitor and manage patients experiencing ischemic and hemorrhagic strokes.
Care for patients with brain tumors, seizures, and other non-traumatic critical brain injuries.
Perform comprehensive neurological assessments and monitor changes in patient condition.
Manage critically ill patients with a 1:2 nurse-to-patient ratio.
Assist with specialized neurocritical care procedures, including:
External Ventricular Drain (EVD) placement.
Tracheostomy and PEG-related care.
Lumbar drain management.
Collaborate with physicians and multidisciplinary teams to provide safe, evidence-based patient care.
Required Qualifications
Minimum 2 years of Neuro ICU experience (no exceptions).
Active DE or Compact RN license in hand.
Recent EPIC experience is mandatory.
RN license number and expiration date.
Certifications with expiration dates.
Scheduling & Weekend Requirements
Weekend Requirement: Every 3rd weekend.
Holiday Requirement: Every other holiday.
RTO: Maximum 3 days; all requested time off must be disclosed at initial submission. No additional requests will be considered afterward.
Interviews: Auto Offer – ICU List C.
Floating Requirements
- May be required to float to the Critical Care Float Pool based on departmental needs.#ICURN1
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