Medical Surgical / Telemetry RN
Evansville, Indiana
Deaconess Hospital

Medical Surgical / Telemetry Registered Nurse

Overview

• Travel RN assignment in Evansville, Indiana
• 13-week contract
• Nights: 12-hour shifts, 6:30 PM - 7:00 AM
• Guaranteed 36 hours per week; may accept 48-hour contracts upon request

Unit Details

• Cardiac Renal Unit
• 41-bed unit
• Patient mix includes high-acuity Tele/M/S with cardiac-heavy cases

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Indiana
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• 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
• Trauma experience
• Experience with Epic
• Ability to initiate and titrate drips (antiarrhythmics, Heparin, amino, etc.)
• PIV insertion
• Chest tube and indwelling drain management
• CBI (continuous bladder irrigation)
• Antidysrhythmic medication knowledge (cardizem, tikosyn dosing, amiodarone)
• Nephrostomy tube management

Preferred

• Social candidates
• Hard worker
• Resilient and manages change well

Schedule and Float

• Three weekends out of every six-week schedule
• Every other holiday
• First to float within skillset
• May float to Deaconess Newburgh campus and potentially to Deaconess Henderson
• Mid-shift float within the same campus may occur

Clinical Notes

• Cardiac-heavy unit
• Common patient types include Afib with RVR, Afib, flutter, blocks, CHF, COPD, sepsis, BH/CIWA, post ablations, and dialysis
• Skills include 12-lead EKG interpretation, initiating/titrating drips, PIV insertion, chest tube/indwelling drain management, CBI, and nephrostomy tubes
• Teaching hospital; may require precepting students and new hires