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Neuro ICU Registered Nurse (RN) – California Travel Nursing Contract

Join a collaborative critical care team as a Neuro ICU Registered Nurse in Castro Valley, California. This 13-week travel nursing assignment offers experienced RNs the opportunity to provide high-acuity care for adult and geriatric patients in a supportive 24-bed intensive care unit in the East Bay, near the greater San Francisco Bay Area.

Travel Nursing Job Details

• Weekly Estimated Pay: $2,280–$2,400
• Location: Castro Valley, California
• Assignment Type: 13-week Neuro ICU travel contract
• Start Date: November 16, 2026
• End Date: February 15, 2027
• Schedule: 3 shifts per week
• Shift Duration: 12-hour day shifts, approximately 7:00 a.m.–7:30 p.m.
• Weekend Requirement: Every other weekend; approximately four weekend shifts per month
• Patient Ratio: 1:2
• Patient Population: Adult and geriatric patients
• Unit Environment: 24-bed ICU supporting trauma, neurocritical care, stroke, and medical-surgical intensive care

Neuro ICU Registered Nurse Requirements

• Current Registered Nurse (RN) license in California, in hand before submission
• At least 2 years of intensive care nursing experience, including at least 1 year of Neuro ICU experience
• Prior travel nursing experience required
• Current BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS certifications from AHA or ARC
• TNCC certification preferred
• Current Epic charting experience required
• Experience caring for patients with acute stroke, traumatic brain injury, post-neurosurgical needs, and complex medical conditions
• Strong clinical skills in ventilator management, EVD and ICP monitoring, arterial lines, central lines, vasoactive drips, sedation, dysrhythmia management, and emergency interventions
• Ability to float to the Emergency Department, Step-Down Unit, or Central Monitoring Department as needed

Neurocritical Care Nursing Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive nursing care for critically ill adult and geriatric patients in a Neuro ICU and trauma-focused intensive care setting.
• Perform frequent neurological assessments and monitor patients following thrombectomy, thrombolytic therapy, neurosurgery, cardiac arrest, or traumatic injury.
• Manage and monitor EVDs, ICP devices, Camino bolts, lumbar drains, arterial lines, central lines, ventilators, and high-flow oxygen therapy.
• Titrate vasoactive, cardiac, sedative, paralytic, insulin, and other continuous intravenous medications according to established protocols.
• Recognize and respond to changes in patient condition, including dysrhythmias, multisystem organ dysfunction, acute stroke, spinal cord injury, and respiratory failure.
• Administer blood products and support massive transfusion, hypothermia, post-cardiac-arrest cooling, and other critical care protocols.
• Collaborate with physicians, respiratory therapy, pharmacy, rehabilitation, radiology, rapid response teams, and other interdisciplinary partners to coordinate care.
• Accurately document assessments, interventions, and outcomes using Epic while maintaining a safe, efficient, and patient-centered care environment.

Apply now for this Neuro ICU Registered Nurse travel contract in Castro Valley, California, and join a high-acuity critical care team in the East Bay.

Benefits

401K with Matching, Healthcare, Dental and Vision

Equal Opportunity

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity across our organization. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.