Medical-Surgical Telemetry RN
Newburgh, Indiana
Deaconess Gateway Hospital

Job Opportunity: Registered Nurse - Medical Surgical / Telemetry

Location: Newburgh, Indiana
Employment Type: Travel

Job Details

• Contract Length: 13 weeks
• Shift: 12-hour nights (6:30 PM - 7:00 AM)
• Guaranteed Hours: 36 hours per week
• Weekend/Holiday Requirement: Work three weekends every six weeks; every other holiday
• Float Requirement:

  • First to float within skillset
  • Possible float to nearby campuses (8-11 miles away) with 2-hour notice
  • Mid-shift float within same campus; cross-campus mid-shift float unlikely but possible
• On Call/Call Back: Not required
• Unit Info:

  • 34 beds
  • Patient ratio: Days 1:4-5, Nights 1:6-7
  • Charge nurse takes patient assignment
• Unit Strengths: Strong leadership team
• Additional Info: Teaching hospital; may require precepting students and new hires
• Dress Code: Navy blue scrubs only; no competing health system or agency logos
• COVID-19 Vaccine: Not required (subject to change)

Patient Population

• Post cardiac procedures (heart cath, ablation, pacemaker)
• A-fib with RVR
• End-stage renal disease (ESRD)
• Congestive heart failure (CHF)
• Sepsis
• Tracheostomies
• Nephrostomy tubes, continuous bladder irrigation (CBI), renal biopsy
• Behavioral health/detox patients

Required Qualifications

• License: Current active compact Registered Nurse (RN) license
• Certifications:

  • AHA BLS
  • AHA ACLS
  • NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS)
• Experience:

  • Minimum 2 years of strong cardiac/telemetry nursing experience
  • Trauma Level II experience
  • At least 1 prior travel assignment required (prior travel experience required)
• Charting: Recent EPIC experience required (checkoff class required)
• Skills:

  • Telemetry and 12-lead EKG interpretation (travelers must pass telemetry tests)
  • Recovery care for heart caths (femoral/TR bands)
  • Peripheral IV insertion
  • Chest tube and indwelling drain management
  • Drip management (cardiac meds like Cardizem, amiodarone; others like heparin, lasix, protonix)
  • Continuous bladder irrigation (CBI)
  • Detox/CIWA protocol experience
  • Central line care
  • Strong assessment and critical thinking skills

Additional Notes

• No local candidates within 40-mile radius
• 3 call-ins can result in termination
• Guaranteed hours except during holidays when unit is closed
• Orientation includes bi-weekly sessions starting 3/9 or 3/23

This position is ideal for experienced cardiac/telemetry RNs with prior travel experience looking for a challenging night shift role in a supportive teaching hospital environment.