Travel Nurse RN - Med Surg
Evansville, Indiana
Deaconess Hospital

Medical-Surgical Registered Nurse

Overview

• Travel assignment in Evansville, Indiana
• Primary location: Midtown
• 13-week contract
• 12-hour nights, 6:30 PM to 7:00 AM
• Guaranteed 36 hours per week; may accept 48 hours upon request
• No local candidates within a 40-mile radius

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Indiana
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• Med Surg / Telemetry (2 years of experience)
• Med Surg / Telemetry experience within the last year
• One completed travel assignment
• BLS issued by American Heart Association
• NIHSS
• Experience with Epic
• Cardiac catheterization recovery experience (femoral/TR bands)
• Post-surgical care experience (appendectomy, cholecystectomy, kidney stones)
• Initiate and titrate drips (Heparin, Insulin)
• Indwelling drain management
• Nasogastric tube insertion

Schedule and Staffing

• Bi-weekly orientation
• Three weekends out of every six-week schedule
• Every other holiday
• First to float within skillset
• 2-hour notice for cross-campus float
• Mid-shift float within the same campus
• Cross-campus mid-shift float is unlikely but possible
• On-call/call-back: N/A

Unit Details

• Observation MS unit
• 23 beds
• Nurse-to-patient ratios:

  • Days: 1:4-5
  • PMs: 1:5-6
  • Nights: 1:6-7
• CN takes patient assignment on all shifts

Patient Population

• Cardiac
• CVA/TIA
• Hypotensive
• Syncope/dizziness
• SOB
• Post-surgical
• GI/Urology pre/post procedure
• AKI
• Cellulitis
• Detox/CIWA

Skills and Procedures

• Cardiac cath recovery
• Post-surgical care
• NIHSS/neuro assessment and dysphagia screen
• Initiate and titrate drips: Heparin, Insulin
• Indwelling drain management
• Straight cath and foley care
• NG tube insertion
• Blood administration and documentation

Additional Notes

• Teaching hospital; may require precepting students and new hires
• Navy blue scrubs required
• No hoodies or sweatshirts
• No competing health systems or agency logos
• COVID-19 vaccine not required, subject to change