Medical Surgical / Telemetry RN
Newburgh, Indiana
Deaconess Gateway Hospital

Medical Surgical / Telemetry Registered Nurse

Overview

• Travel assignment in Newburgh, Indiana
• 13-week contract
• 12-hour day shift: 6:30 AM - 7:00 PM
• Guaranteed 36 hours per week; may accept 48-hour contracts upon request
• No local candidates within 40 miles

Required Qualifications

• Current active compact license
• AHA BLS
• AHA ACLS
• NIHSS
• 2 years of strong cardiac/tele experience
• 1 travel assignment
• Trauma level II experience
• Recent EPIC experience
• Strong assessment and critical thinking skills

Unit / Clinical Setting

• Cardiac Renal Unit
• 34-bed unit
• Patient population includes post-cardiac procedure patients, A-fib RVR, ESRD, CHF, sepsis, tracheostomies, nephrostomy tubes/CBI/renal biopsy, and behavioral health/detox

Skills / Experience

• Tele/12-lead EKG interpretation
• Recover heart caths, including femoral/TR bands
• PIV insertion
• Chest tube and indwelling drain management
• Drip management, including cardiac drips such as cardizem and amio, and other drips such as heparin, lasix, and protonix
• CBI
• Detox/CIWA protocol experience
• Central line care

Float / Schedule Expectations

• First to float within skillset
• May float to Deaconess Midtown campus and potentially to Deaconess Henderson
• 2-hour notice for cross-campus float
• Mid-shift float within the same campus
• Three weekends out of every six-week schedule
• Every other holiday

Additional Notes

• Clinical interview
• Teaching hospital; may require precepting students and new hires
• Navy blue scrubs
• COVID-19 vaccine not required, subject to change