Medical-Surgical RN
Evansville, Indiana
Deaconess Hospital

Medical-Surgical Registered Nurse

Overview

• Travel assignment in Evansville, Indiana
• Primary location: Midtown
• 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
• No local candidates within a 40-mile radius
• Clinical interview

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
• NIHSS
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• Trauma experience
• Experience with Epic

Schedule and Float

• 3 weekends out of every 6-week schedule
• Every other holiday
• First to float within skillset
• May float to Deaconess Newburgh (IN) campus and potentially to Deaconess Henderson (KY)
• 2-hour notice for cross-campus float
• Mid-shift float within the same campus may occur; cross-campus mid-shift float is unlikely but possible

Unit Details

• 41-bed unit
• Ratios: Days 1:5-6; Nights 1:6-7
• Charge nurse takes a patient assignment
• Teaching hospital; may require precepting students and new hires

Clinical Experience and Skills

• Post-surgical care including whipples, vascular, pre/post heart caths, bariatric, ENT, podiatry, open bellies
• Dementia, AMS, CIWA/detox, q2 hour turns, fall risks, thyroid surgeries
• PIV insertion
• Chest tube and indwelling drain management
• CBI
• Stable drips: heparin, lasix, protonix
• Epidural management
• Ostomy care
• Blood product administration
• Tele interpretation
• Wound care: packing, wound vacs, dressing changes
• Pre/post heart cath care including Fem./TR bands/no interventions

Additional Notes

• Bi-weekly orientation
• Covid-19 vaccine not required, subject to change
• GSA hours are not guaranteed the week of orientation