Medical-Surgical Float RN
Fort Wayne, Indiana
Parkview Regional Medical Center

Registered Nurse (RN) - Centralized Registry Float

Location: Fort Wayne, Indiana
Contract Length: 13 weeks
Shift: Days
Hours: 12-hour shifts, approximately 36 hours per week
Weekend Requirement: 3 weekend shifts in 4 weeks
Dress Code: Caribbean Blue scrubs

Job Summary

• Provide general medical-surgical nursing care on Level 1, Level 2, or tertiary units.
• Float to other medical units as needed, focusing on areas with the greatest need.
• Patient ratios typically 1:5-6.
• Care for a diverse patient population with chronic illnesses (COPD, Diabetes, CHF, ESRD), GI issues, infections, neurological conditions, and mental health disorders.
• Assist patients undergoing procedures such as colonoscopies, thoracentesis, paracentesis, bronchoscopy, and minor surgeries (lap chole, I&D, biopsies, amputation).

Required Qualifications

• Indiana RN license or compact RN license (effective 7/1/20).
• BLS certification through the American Heart Association (AHA).
• Minimum 1.5 years of experience in Level 1, Level 2, or tertiary care settings.
• At least 1 year of MedSurg experience at a large hospital (600+ beds).

Skills and Responsibilities

• Perform patient assessments, care planning, and inter-professional communication.
• Utilize electronic health records (Epic) and medical equipment including IV pumps, wound vacs, feeding pumps and tubes, chest tubes, telemetry monitors, and pyxis machines.
• Manage IV therapy, including heparin and insulin drips.
• Use Accucheck blood glucose monitors and SCDs for VTE prevention.
• Participate in hospital orientation and nursing-specific Jump Start orientation (1 day general hospital + ~5 days nursing orientation including Epic training).

Additional Information

• Non-billable orientation: 8 hours (orientation hours do not count toward guaranteed hours).
• Call-off policy: Client may cancel up to 24 hours before the start of the assignment.
• Local travelers within 50 miles are accepted with a rate adjustment (not included here).

Work Environment

• Utilize Epic electronic health record system.
• Work primarily on general medical-surgical units with floating to other medical units only.
• 12-hour day shifts from 7am to 7pm.

Note: Prior travel experience is not specified as a requirement.