GHR Healthcare is seeking a travel nurse RN Med Surg / Telemetry for a travel nursing job in Evansville, Indiana.
Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty: Med Surg / Telemetry
- Discipline: RN
- Start Date: 11/02/2026
- Duration: 13 weeks
- 36 hours per week
- Shift: 12 hours
- Employment Type: Travel
Registered Nurse (RN) – Medical-Surgical Telemetry | Evansville, Indiana Travel Contract
Join a high-acuity Cardiac/Renal Med-Surg Telemetry team in Evansville, Indiana, as a travel Registered Nurse (RN) and make a meaningful impact caring for complex cardiac, renal, and medical-surgical patients. This 13-week travel nursing opportunity is ideal for a resilient, clinically confident RN who enjoys a collaborative teaching environment and is comfortable managing patients requiring close monitoring and critical thinking.
Evansville is a welcoming southwestern Indiana community along the Ohio River, offering a vibrant downtown, parks, cultural attractions, and convenient access to regional destinations. Enjoy the balance of meaningful clinical work and an engaging community experience while advancing your medical-surgical telemetry nursing career.
Travel RN Job Details
- Estimated Weekly Pay: $1,930–$2,030
- Location: Evansville, Indiana
- Specialty: Medical-Surgical Telemetry Nursing
- Unit: 41-bed Cardiac/Renal Unit
- Shift: 12-hour day shifts, 6:30 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
- Hours: 36 hours per week
- Contract Length: 13 weeks
- Start Date: November 2, 2026
- Weekend Requirement: Three weekends during each six-week schedule
- Holiday Requirement: Every other holiday
- Orientation: 12 hours, with biweekly orientation scheduling
- Float Requirement: First to float within scope of practice; occasional floating to nearby campuses may be required with advance notice
- Patient Ratios: Approximately 1:4–5 on day shifts
Registered Nurse Job Requirements
- Current Registered Nurse (RN) license with an active compact license
- At least 2 years of strong Cardiac and Telemetry nursing experience
- At least 1 previous travel nursing assignment
- Experience in a Level II trauma setting preferred
- Associate degree or nursing certificate
- Current AHA BLS, AHA ACLS, and NIHSS certifications
- Recent Epic charting experience; completion of a documentation checkoff is required
- Strong telemetry and 12-lead ECG interpretation skills; candidates must successfully complete telemetry testing
- Excellent assessment, prioritization, communication, and critical-thinking abilities
- Adaptable, dependable, hard-working, and comfortable in a high-acuity healthcare environment
Medical-Surgical Telemetry RN Responsibilities
- Provide comprehensive nursing care to high-acuity medical-surgical and telemetry patients
- Monitor and manage patients with atrial fibrillation, rapid ventricular response, atrial flutter, heart blocks, congestive heart failure, COPD, sepsis, behavioral health or CIWA needs, post-ablation recovery, and dialysis requirements
- Interpret telemetry rhythms and 12-lead ECGs, promptly recognizing and escalating clinical changes
- Initiate and titrate ordered infusions, including antiarrhythmics, heparin, amiodarone, diltiazem, furosemide, and other maintenance therapies
- Perform peripheral IV insertion and manage chest tubes, indwelling drains, continuous bladder irrigation, nephrostomy tubes, and other complex devices
- Administer medications safely, including antidysrhythmics and specialized cardiac therapies
- Document accurately in Epic and collaborate with providers and the interdisciplinary care team
- Float within the nurse's competency area when needed and support a flexible, team-oriented unit culture
- May precept nursing students or newly hired team members in a teaching environment
Apply now for this Registered Nurse travel contract in Evansville, Indiana, and join a collaborative Cardiac/Renal Med-Surg Telemetry team.
Benefits
401K with Matching, Healthcare, Dental and Vision
Equal Opportunity
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity across our organization. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
GHR Healthcare Job ID #526425. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36.0 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: Med/Surg Tele
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