Travel Medical-Surgical RN - $2,167 per week

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: ASAP
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours
• Employment Type: Travel

Travel Registered Nurse (RN) – Med/Surg Telemetry | 12-Hour Day Shift in Evansville, Indiana

Join our healthcare team as a Travel Registered Nurse in Evansville, Indiana, providing high-acuity cardiac and telemetry care on a 13-week Med/Surg contract. This on-site nursing job is ideal for an experienced cardiac-focused RN who enjoys caring for complex patients in a collaborative teaching-hospital environment. Evansville offers a welcoming riverfront community with convenient access to parks, dining, cultural attractions, and outdoor recreation.

Travel Nursing Job Details

• Specialty: Medical-Surgical Telemetry / Cardiac-Renal Nursing
• Location: Evansville, Indiana
• Weekly Estimated Pay: $1,930–$2,030
• Contract: 13 weeks
• Start Date: August 24, 2026
• Schedule: 36 hours per week
• Shift Duration: 12-hour day shifts
• Shift Hours: 6:30 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
• Weekend Rotation: Three weekends every six weeks
• Holiday Rotation: Every other holiday
• Orientation: 12 hours; biweekly orientation schedule
• Call: No scheduled call or callback requirement
• Unit: 41-bed, high-acuity Cardiac-Renal Unit with typical day ratios of 1:4–5
• Float: First to float within the RN skill set, including nearby campuses when needed

Registered Nurse Job Requirements

• Active compact Registered Nurse (RN) license
• At least 2 years of strong cardiac and telemetry nursing experience
• At least 1 year of professional RN experience and one completed travel nursing assignment
• Trauma Level II experience preferred or required based on assignment standards
• Associate degree or nursing certificate
• Current AHA BLS, AHA ACLS, and NIHSS certifications
• Recent EPIC charting experience with successful completion of the required checkoff
• Ability to pass telemetry testing, including 12-lead EKG interpretation
• Strong assessment, clinical judgment, critical-thinking, communication, and adaptability skills
• Ability to provide safe, compassionate patient care in a fast-paced, high-acuity hospital environment

Med/Surg Telemetry RN Responsibilities

• Deliver comprehensive nursing care to patients with cardiac, renal, medical-surgical, and telemetry needs.
• Monitor and interpret cardiac rhythms, including atrial fibrillation with rapid ventricular response, atrial flutter, heart blocks, and other dysrhythmias.
• Care for patients with heart failure, COPD, sepsis, behavioral health or CIWA needs, post-ablation recovery, dialysis, and heart catheterization without intervention.
• Initiate and titrate ordered infusions, including antiarrhythmics, heparin, amiodarone, Cardizem, Lasix, Protonix, and other critical medications.
• Perform and document focused and comprehensive nursing assessments, medication administration, care planning, and reassessments in EPIC.
• Provide peripheral IV insertion and manage chest tubes, indwelling drains, continuous bladder irrigation, nephrostomy tubes, and other specialized equipment.
• Recognize changes in patient condition and promptly escalate concerns using sound clinical judgment.
• Collaborate with providers, nursing colleagues, patients, and families to support safe transitions of care.
• Float within the nurse's competency to support patient care across nearby campuses when required.
• Contribute to a positive learning environment that may include precepting nursing students and newly hired staff.

Apply now for this Travel RN – Med/Surg Telemetry opportunity in Evansville, Indiana, and take the next step in your nursing career.

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GHR Healthcare Job ID #526439. 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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