Medical-Surgical RN
Newburgh, Indiana
Deaconess Gateway Hospital

Medical-Surgical Registered Nurse

Overview

• Travel assignment in Newburgh, 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
• Primary location: Gateway

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Indiana
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• BLS issued by American Heart Association
• NIHSS
• Med Surg (2 years of experience)
• Med Surg experience within the last year
• One completed travel assignment
• Experience working with Level 2 Trauma patients
• IV insertion skills
• Experience with cardiac or critical care drips
• Experience with Epic

Schedule and Staffing

• Bi-weekly orientation
• First to float within skillset
• May float to Deaconess Midtown campus and potentially to Deaconess Henderson
• 2-hour notice for cross-campus float
• Mid-shift float within the same campus
• Three weekends out of every six-week schedule
• Every other holiday

Unit Details

• Observation Medical-Surgical unit
• 32 beds
• Patient ratios: Days 1:4-5; Nights 1:5-7
• Excellent LPN and CNA support
• Teaching hospital; may require precepting students and new hires

Patient Population

• Chest pain
• Abdominal pain
• Flank pain
• CVA/TIA
• Generalized weakness
• Awaiting placement
• Geri-psych placement

Skills and Work Environment

• PIV insertion
• Manage stable drips including heparin, lasix, and protonix
• Navy blue scrubs
• No competing health systems or agency logos