Medical Surgical / Telemetry RN
Evansville, Indiana
Deaconess Hospital

Medical Surgical / Telemetry Registered Nurse

Overview

• Travel assignment in Evansville, Indiana
• 13-week contract
• Primary location: Midtown
• 12-hour days, 6:30 AM to 7:00 PM
• 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
• 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
• ACLS issued by American Heart Association
• NIHSS
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• Ability to initiate and titrate drips (antiarrhythmics, Heparin, amino, etc.)
• PIV insertion
• Chest tube and indwelling drain management
• CBI (continuous bladder irrigation)
• Nephrostomy tube management
• Trauma experience
• Experience with Epic

Preferred

• Strong assessment and critical thinking skills
• Hard worker
• Resilient and manages change well
• Social candidates

Unit Details

• Cardiac Renal Unit
• 41 beds
• High-acuity Tele/M/S, cardiac-heavy patient population

Float / Coverage

• First to float within skillset
• May float to Deaconess Newburgh campus and potentially to Deaconess Henderson
• Mid-shift float within the same campus is possible
• Cross-campus mid-shift float is unlikely but possible

Schedule Requirements

• Three weekends out of every six-week schedule
• Every other holiday

Clinical Skills / Experience

• Tele/12-lead EKG interpretation
• Initiate and titrate drips, including antiarrhythmics and Heparin
• PIV insertion
• Chest tube and indwelling drain management
• CBI
• Stable drips such as heparin, lasix, and protonix
• Antidysrhythmic management including cardizem, tikosyn dosing, and amio
• Nephrostomy tubes

Additional Notes

• Clinical interview required
• Bi-weekly orientation
• Teaching hospital; may require precepting students and new hires
• 3 call-ins can result in termination
• Scrubs must not have competing health system or agency logos
• COVID-19 vaccine not required, subject to change