Travel Nurse RN - Medical-Surgical in Evansville, IN

Job Title

Registered Nurse – Medical-Surgical

Evansville, Indiana

Contract (13 Weeks) | Full-Time | Onsite | Day Shift (6:30 AM – 7:00 PM, 12-Hour Shifts)

• Provide direct patient care on a 41-bed Medical-Surgical unit serving a post-surgical, UTI, sepsis, high fall risk, COPD, and CHF population
• Perform and manage clinical skills including remote telemetry monitoring, chest tube care, NG/PEG tube management, straight cath/Foley insertion, ostomy care, Heparin drips, blood/blood product administration, tracheostomy care, and PCA management
• Maintain accurate and timely documentation using EPIC electronic health records
• Float within skillset to other campus locations as needed, with a minimum of 2 hours notice provided for cross-campus floats
• Adhere to weekend and holiday rotation requirements (three weekends per six-week schedule; every other holiday)
• May be required to precept nursing students and new hires as this is a teaching facility

• Current, active Registered Nurse compact license
• American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
• NIHSS certification
• Minimum of 2 years of strong Medical-Surgical experience
• At least 1 prior travel nursing assignment
• Trauma Level II experience required
• Recent EPIC charting experience required

• Strong clinical assessment and critical thinking skills with the ability to manage change effectively
• Experience with high-acuity Med-Surg patient populations including sepsis and post-surgical care
• Demonstrated professionalism, resilience, and ability to work collaboratively within a team environment

• Work alongside experienced unit leadership with CNA support on a well-established Medical-Surgical unit
• Gain experience in a teaching hospital environment with opportunities to contribute to the development of students and new clinical staff