Travel Nurse RN - Medical-Surgical in Evansville, IN

Key Responsibilities Provide direct patient care on a 23-bed Observation Medical-Surgical unit serving a diverse patient population including cardiac, neurological, post-surgical, GI/urology, and detox/CIWA cases. Why Join Us Join a unit known for welcoming travel nurses and fostering strong teamwork, with consistently low turnover under experienced, long-tenured leadership.

Job Title

Registered Nurse – Medical-Surgical (Observation)

Location

Evansville, IN

Schedule / Job Type

Contract (13 Weeks) | Full-Time | Nights (6:30 PM – 7:00 AM, 12-Hour Shifts) | Onsite | 36 Guaranteed Hours Per Week

Key Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care on a 23-bed Observation Medical-Surgical unit serving a diverse patient population including cardiac, neurological, post-surgical, GI/urology, and detox/CIWA cases
• Perform cardiac cath recovery (femoral/TR bands), NIHSS and neuro assessments, and dysphagia screenings
• Initiate and titrate drips including Heparin and Insulin; manage indwelling drains, straight cath/foley care, and NG tube insertion
• Administer blood products with accurate documentation and apply strong critical thinking and assessment skills throughout each shift
• Float within skillset to a secondary campus location with a minimum of 2 hours notice; mid-shift float within the same campus is also possible
• Adhere to weekend and holiday rotation requirements; may precept students and new hires as this is a teaching facility

Required Qualifications

• Current, active RN Compact License required
• American Heart Association (AHA) BLS certification required
• NIHSS certification required
• Minimum of two years of recent, strong Medical-Surgical experience
• At least one prior travel nursing assignment required
• Recent Epic EMR experience required (checkoff class will be required upon start)

Preferred Experience / Skills

• Experience with post-surgical care including appendectomy, cholecystectomy, and kidney stone procedures
• Familiarity with observation-level patient management across cardiac, neurological, and GI/urology populations
• Comfort with cross-campus float assignments in a multi-site health system environment

Why Join Us

• Join a unit known for welcoming travel nurses and fostering strong teamwork, with consistently low turnover under experienced, long-tenured leadership
• Gain exposure to a broad and clinically rich observation patient population within a supportive teaching environment