Medical-Surgical RN - Ortho Neuro Trauma
Evansville, Indiana
Deaconess Hospital

Registered Nurse – Medical-Surgical

Location: Evansville, Indiana
Employment Type: Travel
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Job Description

• Work in an Ortho Neuro Trauma Care Center on a 44-bed unit.
• Shift: 12-hour days, 6:30 AM – 7:00 PM.
• Patient population includes trauma, ortho (e.g., broken hip/femur), and neuro (scheduled neck/back, spine/rib fractures).
• Float requirement: First to float within skillset to nearby campuses (8-11 miles away) with 2-hour notice; mid-shift float within same campus possible.
• Weekend/Holiday requirement: Work three weekends every six weeks and every other holiday.
• No on-call or call-back required.
• Charting: Recent EPIC experience required; checkoff class will be provided.
• Teaching hospital environment; may require precepting students and new hires.
• Scrub color: Navy blue; no competing health system or agency logos allowed.
• Strict attendance policy: 3 call-ins can result in termination.
• COVID-19 vaccine not required (subject to change).

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years as an RN.
• At least 1 full year experience in ortho, neuro, or trauma nursing.
• Prior travel experience: Must have completed at least 1 travel assignment.
• Experience in trauma level II care.
• Current active compact RN license.
• Certifications: AHA BLS and NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS).
• Strong neuro assessment skills, including log rolling patients and applying assistive devices (back brace, immobilizer).
• Telemetry/12-lead EKG interpretation skills (travelers must pass a telemetry test; stepdown experience only).
• PIV insertion skills.

Preferred Skills

• Chest tube and indwelling drain management.
• Management of drips (heparin, lasix, protonix).
• Epidural management.
• PEG/NG tube care.
• Buck’s traction and pin site care.
• On-Q pain pump management.
• CIWA/BH protocol familiarity.
• Wound care including packing and wound vacs.
• Strong assessment and critical thinking skills.
• Ability to manage change well; resilient and hardworking.
• Social and team-oriented attitude.

Additional Information

• Guaranteed 36 hours per week (48 hours accepted upon request). Overtime applies after 52 hours on 48-hour contracts.
• No local candidates within a 40-mile radius allowed.
• Orientation starts 7/6 with weekly sessions through July.
• GSA hours not guaranteed during orientation week.
• Nurse-to-patient ratio on days: 1:3-5; nights: 1:4-7.
• Night charge nurse takes patients on nights but rarely on days.
• Staff and leadership are supportive of travelers.
• Manager has been on the unit since 2017.