Medical-Surgical RN
Evansville, Indiana
Deaconess Hospital

Medical-Surgical Registered Nurse

Overview

• Travel assignment in Evansville, Indiana
• Primary location: Midtown
• 13-week contract
• 12-hour nights, 6:30 PM - 7:00 AM
• Guaranteed 36 hours per week; may accept 48 hours upon request

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

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

Float Scope

• First to float within skillset
• May float to Deaconess Newburgh, IN campus
• May also float to Deaconess Henderson, KY
• Mid-shift float within the same campus may occur
• Cross-campus mid-shift float is unlikely but possible

Unit Details

• 41-bed unit
• Nurse-to-patient ratios: Days 1:5-6; Nights 1:6-7
• CN takes a patient assignment

Clinical Focus

• Post-surgical patients, including whipples, vascular, pre/post heart caths, bariatric, ENT, podiatry, open bellies
• Also cares for dementia, AMS, CIWA/detox, q2 hour turns, fall risks, and thyroid surgeries

Skills

• 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, including packing, wound vacs, and dressing changes
• Pre/post heart cath care, including Fem./TR bands and no interventions

Additional Notes

• No local candidates within a 40-mile radius
• Teaching hospital; may require precepting students and new hires
• Navy blue scrubs required; no competing health systems or agency logos
• COVID-19 vaccine not required, subject to change