Med Surg Telemetry RN
Newburgh, IN
Travel Nurses, Inc.
3x12 hrs

Observation MS RN - Nights

Location: Newburgh, Indiana Specialty: Medical-Surgical Employment Type: Travel Contract Length: 13 weeks Start: Bi-weekly orientation (start date blank in source)

Schedule

• Shift: 12-hour nights, 6:30 PM - 7:00 AM
• Guaranteed hours: 36 per week (will accept 48-hour weeks upon request)
• Overtime: Applies after 52 hours on 48-hour contracts
• Weekends: Three weekends out of every six-week schedule
• Holidays: Every other holiday
• On call/call back: N/A
• Attendance: Three call-ins can result in termination
• Orientation week: Guaranteed hours are not assured. Traveler is guaranteed set hours per week, except during holidays when the unit is closed.

Float Requirements

• First to float within skillset.
• Mid-shift float within the same campus is expected.
• Potential float to a campus 8 miles away in Indiana and a campus 11 miles away in Kentucky.
• Two hours' notice is given for cross-campus float.
• Cross-campus mid-shift float is unlikely but possible.

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Indiana
• Two years of Med Surg experience
• Med Surg experience within the last year
• One completed travel assignment
• BLS certification issued by the American Heart Association
• NIHSS certification
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing
• Experience working with Level II trauma patients
• Experience with Epic

Unit Information

• Unit size: 32 beds
• Patient ratios: Days 1-4:5; nights 1:5-7
• Patient population: Chest pain, abdominal pain, flank pain, CVA/TIA, generalized weakness, and patients awaiting placement or geri-psych placement.
• Support: Excellent LPN and CNA support. CN rarely takes patients on days but takes assignments on NOC shift.
• Teaching hospital: May require precepting students and new hires.

Other Notes

• No local candidates (40-mile radius rule).
• Navy blue scrubs; no competing health system or agency logos.
• COVID-19 vaccine not required (subject to change).