Medical-Surgical RN
Newburgh, Indiana
Deaconess Gateway Hospital

Surgical Oncology Medical-Surgical Registered Nurse

Overview

• Travel assignment in Newburgh, Indiana
• 13 weeks
• 12-hour days, 6:30 AM - 7:00 PM
• 36 guaranteed hours per week
• Primary location: Gateway
• No local candidates within 40 miles

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Indiana
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• Med Surg (2 years of experience)
• Med Surg experience within the last year
• One completed travel assignment
• BLS issued by American Heart Association
• NIHSS
• Trauma level II experience
• Surgical Oncology experience
• Experience with Epic
• PIV insertion
• Chest tube and indwelling drain management
• CBI (continuous bladder irrigation)
• Stable drips management (heparin, lasix, protonix)
• Epidural management
• PEG and NG tube management
• Ostomy care
• Post-Whipple postoperative care (24-28 hour postop)
• Neutropenic precautions

Unit Details

• Complex Med/Surg and oncology population with crossover of GI, GU, and General
• 32-bed unit
• Patient ratio: Days 1:4-5; Nights 1:5-7

Skills / Clinical Experience

• PIV insertion
• Chest tube and indwelling drain management
• CBI
• Stable drips: heparin, lasix, protonix
• Epidural management
• PEGs and NGs
• Ostomy care
• Post-Whipple care
• Neutropenic precautions

Float / Schedule Expectations

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

Additional Notes

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