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Job ID: 885507
Estimated Weekly Gross: $2,153.81
Job Title
Registered Nurse – Medical-Surgical (Ortho/Neuro/Trauma)
Location
Evansville, IN | Acute Care
Schedule / Job Type
Contract | 13 Weeks | 12-Hour Night Shifts (6:30 PM – 7:00 AM) | Expected 36 hours/week | Overtime may be available upon request
Key Responsibilities
- Provide direct patient care on a 44-bed Ortho/Neuro/Trauma unit serving trauma, orthopedic (hip/femur fractures), and neurological (spine, neck, back, rib fractures) patient populations
- Perform strong neurological assessments, log rolling, and application of assistive devices including back braces and immobilizers
- Interpret telemetry and 12-lead EKGs; perform peripheral IV insertion
- Float within skillset to sister campuses as needed, with a minimum of 2 hours notice provided for cross-campus floats
- Adhere to a weekend rotation of three weekends per six-week schedule and an every-other-holiday requirement
- May be required to precept students and new hires at this teaching facility
Required Qualifications
- Current, active RN Compact License
- AHA BLS certification required
- NIHSS certification required
- Minimum 2 years of RN experience, including at least 1 full year in ortho, neuro, or trauma
- Minimum 1 prior travel assignment completed
- Trauma Level II experience required
- Recent Epic EMR experience required
- Must live at least 40 miles from the facility to be eligible
Preferred Experience / Skills
- Experience with chest tube and indwelling drain management, drip management (heparin, lasix, protonix), and epidural management
- Familiarity with PEGs/NGs, Buck’s traction, pin site care, On-Q management, and wound care including wound vacs and packing
- CIWA and behavioral health experience
- Step-down experience (required for telemetry test eligibility)
Why Join Us
- Travelers are integrated as valued team members within a supportive unit culture with stable, experienced leadership
- Opportunity to work in a dynamic, high-acuity ortho/neuro/trauma environment with a well-established 44-bed unit