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

Travel Registered Nurse (RN) – Med/Surg Telemetry | 12-Hour Day Shift in Evansville, Indiana

Join our healthcare team as a Travel Registered Nurse in Evansville, Indiana, providing high-acuity cardiac and telemetry care on a 13-week Med/Surg contract. This on-site nursing job is ideal for an experienced cardiac-focused RN who enjoys caring for complex patients in a collaborative teaching-hospital environment. Evansville offers a welcoming riverfront community with convenient access to parks, dining, cultural attractions, and outdoor recreation.

Travel Nursing Job Details

• Specialty: Medical-Surgical Telemetry / Cardiac-Renal Nursing
• Location: Evansville, Indiana
• Weekly Estimated Pay: $1,930–$2,030
• Contract: 13 weeks
• Start Date: August 24, 2026
• Schedule: 36 hours per week
• Shift Duration: 12-hour day shifts
• Shift Hours: 6:30 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
• Weekend Rotation: Three weekends every six weeks
• Holiday Rotation: Every other holiday
• Orientation: 12 hours; biweekly orientation schedule
• Call: No scheduled call or callback requirement
• Unit: 41-bed, high-acuity Cardiac-Renal Unit with typical day ratios of 1:4–5
• Float: First to float within the RN skill set, including nearby campuses when needed

Registered Nurse Job Requirements

• Active compact Registered Nurse (RN) license
• At least 2 years of strong cardiac and telemetry nursing experience
• At least 1 year of professional RN experience and one completed travel nursing assignment
• Trauma Level II experience preferred or required based on assignment standards
• Associate degree or nursing certificate
• Current AHA BLS, AHA ACLS, and NIHSS certifications
• Recent EPIC charting experience with successful completion of the required checkoff
• Ability to pass telemetry testing, including 12-lead EKG interpretation
• Strong assessment, clinical judgment, critical-thinking, communication, and adaptability skills
• Ability to provide safe, compassionate patient care in a fast-paced, high-acuity hospital environment

Med/Surg Telemetry RN Responsibilities

• Deliver comprehensive nursing care to patients with cardiac, renal, medical-surgical, and telemetry needs.
• Monitor and interpret cardiac rhythms, 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 heart catheterization without intervention.
• Initiate and titrate ordered infusions, including antiarrhythmics, heparin, amiodarone, Cardizem, Lasix, Protonix, and other critical medications.
• Perform and document focused and comprehensive nursing assessments, medication administration, care planning, and reassessments in EPIC.
• Provide peripheral IV insertion and manage chest tubes, indwelling drains, continuous bladder irrigation, nephrostomy tubes, and other specialized equipment.
• Recognize changes in patient condition and promptly escalate concerns using sound clinical judgment.
• Collaborate with providers, nursing colleagues, patients, and families to support safe transitions of care.
• Float within the nurse's competency to support patient care across nearby campuses when required.
• Contribute to a positive learning environment that may include precepting nursing students and newly hired staff.

Apply now for this Travel RN – Med/Surg Telemetry opportunity in Evansville, Indiana, and take the next step in your nursing career.

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.