Registered Nurse; RN - Neuroscience ICU - Rotating

$20,000 Sign On Bonus for offers accepted by November 30, 2025. Terms and Conditions apply.

Seeking experienced RNs only at this time.

The Neuroscience ICU Unit is state‑of‑the‑art and the largest in the state of Virginia, equipped with 28 beds dedicated to providing outstanding neurocritical care service for a variety of diseases involving the nervous system (brain, spinal cord and nerves). The NSICU is an essential component of VCU’s comprehensive stroke center and is the first and only comprehensive stroke center in Virginia.

The NSICU has received the Beacon Award for critical care excellence from the American Association of Critical Care Nurses in 2010 and forward. Come join this dynamic team!

This role integrates technical skills and theoretical knowledge to meet the needs of the patient and family. It assists the health care team with the prevention of illness and injury, maintenance of wellness, and provision of comfort. It provides direction, education, and begins to acquire leadership skills at the unit level. It delivers and accurately documents direct, age‑specific care to a patient or group of patients based on medical orders and an integrated, multidisciplinary plan of care.

It also safely administers prescribed medications, identifying incompatibilities and/or interactions.

This role demonstrates a mastery of clinical skills and begins to apply this knowledge to a specific patient population. It assists the health care team with the prevention of illness and injury, maintenance of wellness, and provision of comfort. It recognizes changes in patient situations and intervenes appropriately. It mobilizes resources to meet the individualized needs of patient/families. It provides direction, education, and assumes leadership responsibilities at the unit level.

It delivers and accurately documents direct, age‑specific care to a patient or group of patients based on medical orders and an integrated, multidisciplinary plan of care. It safely administers prescribed medications, identifying incompatibilities and/or interactions.

This role demonstrates clinical knowledge at the unit level and begins to apply this knowledge to a specific patient population. It assists the health care team with the prevention of illness and injury, maintenance of wellness, and provision of comfort. It anticipates changes in patient situations and intervenes appropriately. It provides direction, education, and serves as a role model in a clinical setting.

It delivers and accurately documents direct, age‑specific care to a patient or group of patients based on medical orders and an integrated, multidisciplinary plan of care. It safely administers prescribed medications, identifying incompatibilities and/or interactions.

• Clin I, Clin II, Clin III:
  Current RN licensure in Virginia or eligible or compact state

• Clin I, Clin II, Clin III:
  Current RN licensure in Virginia, AHA BLS HCP Certification or equivalent

• Clin I: N/A
• Clin II: 12 to 24 months RN experience
• Clin III: 3 years of clinical experience

• Clin I:
  Experience as an LPN, nursing assistant, or care partner in either an acute care setting or as applicable to area of practice
• Clin II, Clin III:
  Academic Health Care Experience;
  Experience with similar patient population in either an acute care setting or as applicable to area of practice

Clin I, Clin II, Clin III:
Diploma or Associates Degree from a professional nursing program recognized and/or approved by the corresponding state’s Board of Nursing. All registered nurses without a Bachelor's degree in Nursing (or higher) will be required to enroll in an approved RN to BSN program within two years of their start date and to complete the program within five years of their start date unless grandfathered under previous requirements.

• Clin I, Clin II, Clin III:
  Completion of a Bachelor’s…