Medical-Surgical RN
Evansville, IN
GHR Healthcare
3x12 hrs

Travel Registered Nurse (RN) – Med/Surg Telemetry | 13-Week Contract in Evansville, Indiana

Evansville, Indiana travel nursing job for a clinically confident Registered Nurse (RN) on a high-acuity Cardiac/Renal Medical-Surgical Telemetry team. This travel RN opportunity is ideal for a resilient nurse who enjoys cardiac-heavy patient populations, collaborative teamwork, and caring for complex medical-surgical patients in a teaching hospital environment. Evansville is a welcoming river city known for its parks, cultural attractions, and vibrant community atmosphere.

Travel RN Job Details

• Weekly Estimated Pay: $1,930–$2,030
• Location: Evansville, Indiana
• Nursing Specialty: Medical-Surgical Telemetry
• Unit: Cardiac/Renal Unit with 41 beds
• Shift: 12-hour day shifts, 6:30 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
• Hours: 36 guaranteed hours per week
• Contract: 13 weeks
• Schedule: Three weekends every six weeks and every other holiday
• Float: First to float within skill set, including nearby affiliated campuses when needed; advance notice is provided for cross-campus assignments
• Patient Ratios: Approximately 1:4–5 on day shift
• Documentation: Recent EPIC experience required, including completion of a documentation checkoff
• Eligibility: Applicants must reside outside the 40-mile local radius

Travel Nurse Job Requirements

• Current Registered Nurse (RN) license with an active compact or applicable state license
• At least 2 years of strong cardiac telemetry or medical-surgical telemetry nursing experience
• At least 1 previous travel nursing assignment
• Trauma Level II experience
• Associate degree or nursing certificate
• Current AHA BLS, AHA ACLS, and NIHSS certifications
• Recent EPIC charting experience
• Ability to successfully complete telemetry competency testing
• Strong patient assessment, prioritization, communication, and critical-thinking skills
• Adaptable, dependable, and comfortable working with high-acuity patients and changing priorities

Medical-Surgical Telemetry RN Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive nursing care for high-acuity medical-surgical and telemetry patients
• Monitor and interpret telemetry rhythms and 12-lead EKGs, including atrial fibrillation with rapid ventricular response, atrial flutter, heart blocks, and other dysrhythmias
• Care for patients with heart failure, COPD, sepsis, behavioral health or CIWA needs, post-ablation recovery, dialysis, and cardiac catheterization without intervention
• Initiate and titrate appropriate infusions, including antiarrhythmics, heparin, amiodarone, diltiazem, furosemide, and pantoprazole, according to orders and facility protocols
• Perform peripheral IV insertion and provide care for chest tubes, indwelling drains, nephrostomy tubes, and continuous bladder irrigation
• Administer and monitor antidysrhythmic therapies, including diltiazem, dofetilide, and amiodarone
• Complete accurate, timely nursing documentation in EPIC
• Collaborate with providers, nursing colleagues, patients, and families to coordinate safe, effective patient care
• Float within the nurse’s competency and support a teaching environment that may include precepting students or new team members

Apply now for this Medical-Surgical Telemetry travel RN opportunity in Evansville, Indiana, and join a collaborative healthcare team.

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.