Surgical Oncology Medical-Surgical RN
Newburgh, Indiana
Deaconess Gateway Hospital

Surgical Oncology Medical-Surgical Registered Nurse

Overview

• Travel assignment in Newburgh, Indiana
• Primary location: Gateway
• 13-week contract
• 12-hour day shift: 6:30 AM - 7:00 PM
• Guaranteed 36 hours per week; may accept 48-hour contracts upon request

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Indiana
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• Med Surg (2 years of experience)
• Med Surg experience within the last year
• One completed travel assignment
• BLS issued by American Heart Association
• NIHSS
• Trauma level II experience
• Surgical Oncology experience
• Experience with Epic

Unit Details

• 32-bed Surgical Oncology Medical-Surgical unit
• Complex Med/Surg and oncology population with crossover in GI, GU, and General
• Patient ratios: Days 1:4-5; Nights 1:5-7
• First to float with 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 is possible; cross-campus mid-shift float is unlikely but possible

Skills / Clinical Experience

• PIV insertion
• Chest tube and indwelling drain management
• CBI
• Stable drips: heparin, lasix, protonix
• Epidural management
• PEGs and NGs
• Ostomy care
• Post-Whipple care
• Neutropenic precautions

Schedule / Expectations

• Three weekends out of every six-week schedule
• Every other holiday
• No call requirement
• Teaching hospital; may require precepting students and new hires
• 3 call-ins can result in termination

Preferred

• Hard worker
• Resilient and manages change well
• Social candidates