Med Surg RN
Newburgh, Indiana
Deaconess Gateway Hospital

Surgical Oncology MS RN - Days

Location: Newburgh, Indiana Employment Type: Travel Contract Length: 13 weeks Start Date: 12/7 or 12/14 (biweekly orientation; 12/7 off-orientation approved) Shift: 12-hour days, 6:30 AM - 7:00 PM Process: Clinical interview. No local candidates (40-mile radius rule).

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Indiana
• Med Surg (2 years of experience)
• Med Surg experience within the last year
• One completed travel assignment
• BLS issued by American Heart Association
• NIHSS
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• Experience working with Level 2 Trauma patients
• Surgical Oncology experience
• Experience with Epic

Patient Population and Skillset

• Population: Complex Med/Surg and oncology, with crossover of both (GI, GU, General)
• Skills: PIV insertion, chest tube and indwelling drain management, CBI, titrating drips (heparin, lasix, protonix), epidural management, PEGs/NGs, ostomy care, post-Whipple care (24-28 hours postop), neutropenic precautions

Unit Information

• Unit size: 32 beds
• Patient ratios: Days 1-4:5; NOCs 1:5-7
• CN: Rarely takes patients on days, but takes an assignment on NOC shift
• Unit strengths: Excellent retention and experience on the unit. Manager has led the unit for 15+ years.
• Staffing reason: Seeking contracts due to upcoming FMLA for multiple staff.

Schedule and Hours

• Guaranteed hours: 36 per week (will accept 48s on 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
• Orientation week: GSA hours are not guaranteed.
• Holidays: Traveler is guaranteed set hours per week, except during holidays when the unit is closed.

Float Requirements

• First to float with skillset
• Mid-shift float within the same campus
• Cross-campus float to another campus 8 miles away, with 2 hours' notice
• Potential to float to a facility in Kentucky (11 miles away), with 2 hours' notice
• Cross-campus mid-shift float is unlikely but possible.

Other Requirements and Notes

• Charting: Recent charting system experience required; will complete a checkoff class.
• Vaccination: COVID-19 vaccine not required (subject to change).
• Attendance: Three call-ins can result in termination.
• Teaching: Teaching hospital; may require precepting students and new hires.
• Scrubs: Navy blue; no competing health system or agency logos.
• Candidate profile: Hard worker, resilient, manages change well, and is social.