Travel Medical-Surgical Registered Nurse (RN) – 12-Hour Night Shift | Evansville, Indiana

Travel Medical-Surgical Registered Nurse needed for a 13-week night-shift assignment in Evansville, Indiana, with weekly pay of $1,930-$2,030. Join a collaborative surgical medical care team in a 41-bed teaching-hospital unit serving a diverse post-surgical patient population. This supportive healthcare team includes experienced charge nurses and patient care technicians. Evansville offers an inviting riverfront setting, welcoming community, convenient amenities, and a strong quality of life.

Travel Nursing Job Details

• Weekly Estimated Pay: $1,930-$2,030
• Assignment Type: 13-week travel nursing assignment
• Location: Evansville, Indiana
• Start Date: November 2, 2026
• End Date: January 31, 2027
• Schedule: 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12-hour night shifts, 6:30 p.m.-7:00 a.m.
• Weekend Requirement: Three weekends every six weeks
• Holiday Requirement: Every other holiday
• Unit: 41-bed surgical medical care center with typical night ratios of 1:6-7
• Float Requirement: First to float within the nurse’s skill set, including nearby partner campuses when needed
• Electronic Medical Record: Recent Epic experience required

Medical-Surgical Registered Nurse Requirements

• Active Registered Nurse (RN) license; current compact license required
• At least two years of strong Medical-Surgical nursing experience
• At least one previous travel nursing assignment
• Trauma Level II experience preferred or required for assignment readiness
• Current American Heart Association BLS certification
• NIHSS certification
• Associate degree or nursing certificate
• Recent Epic charting experience and willingness to complete an Epic checkoff class
• Strong patient assessment, critical-thinking, communication, adaptability, and teamwork skills

Medical-Surgical RN Responsibilities

• Provide safe, compassionate nursing care to post-surgical and medically complex adult patients
• Care for patients recovering from Whipple procedures, vascular surgery, heart catheterization, bariatric surgery, ENT procedures, podiatry procedures, thyroid surgery, and open abdominal procedures
• Manage patients with dementia, altered mental status, CIWA or detox needs, fall risks, and complex mobility requirements
• Perform comprehensive nursing assessments and recognize changes in patient condition
• Insert and manage peripheral IVs, chest tubes, indwelling drains, and continuous bladder irrigation
• Safely administer and monitor stable heparin, Lasix, and Protonix infusions, as well as epidural therapies
• Provide ostomy care, wound packing, wound-vac care, dressing changes, and other post-operative treatments
• Administer blood products and interpret telemetry
• Support pre- and post-heart catheterization care, including femoral site and TR-band monitoring
• Collaborate with providers, charge nurses, patient care technicians, patients, and families to coordinate care
• Float within the nurse’s skill set and help support a positive teaching-hospital environment, including precepting students or new hires when assigned

Apply now for this Medical-Surgical Registered Nurse travel assignment in Evansville, Indiana.

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.