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

Join a collaborative medical-surgical nursing team as a Travel Registered Nurse (RN) in Evansville, Indiana. This 13-week travel nursing assignment offers 36 guaranteed hours per week on a 41-bed surgical medical unit with strong teamwork, supportive charge nurses, experienced patient care technicians, and a positive unit culture. Evansville offers Ohio River views, historic neighborhoods, local dining, arts, and outdoor recreation–making it a welcoming destination for your next Indiana travel nursing job.

Travel Nursing Job Details

• Specialty: Medical-Surgical Registered Nurse (Med-Surg RN)
• Location: Evansville, Indiana
• Assignment Type: 13-week travel nursing contract
• Start Date: November 2, 2026
• End Date: January 31, 2027
• Weekly Estimated Pay: $1,930-$2,030
• Guaranteed Hours: 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12-hour night shifts, 6:30 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.
• Unit: 41-bed surgical medical care center
• Typical Patient Ratios: Nights 1:6-7; charge nurses take a patient assignment
• Weekend and Holiday Rotation: Three weekends every six-week schedule and every other holiday
• Orientation: Biweekly orientation; 12 orientation hours
• Electronic Charting: Recent EPIC experience required, including completion of a checkoff class
• Float Expectations: First to float within skillset, including nearby sister campuses when needed; advance notice is provided for cross-campus floating

Medical-Surgical RN Job Requirements

• Current Registered Nurse (RN) license with an active compact license
• Associate degree or nursing certificate
• At least two years of recent, strong medical-surgical nursing experience
• At least one previous travel nursing assignment
• Trauma Level II experience
• Current AHA BLS certification
• Current NIHSS certification
• Recent EPIC electronic health record charting experience
• Ability to work 12-hour night shifts, rotating weekends, and holidays
• Applicants must reside outside the 40-mile local radius requirement
• Strong assessment, clinical judgment, resilience, adaptability, and communication skills

Travel RN Responsibilities

• Provide safe, comprehensive nursing care to post-surgical and medically complex adult patients
• Care for patients following Whipple procedures, vascular procedures, heart catheterizations, bariatric surgery, ENT procedures, podiatry procedures, thyroid surgery, and abdominal surgery
• Manage patients with dementia, altered mental status, CIWA or detoxification needs, fall risks, and frequent repositioning requirements
• Perform thorough nursing assessments and identify changes in patient condition using sound clinical judgment
• Insert and manage peripheral IVs, chest tubes, and indwelling drains
• Manage continuous bladder irrigation, epidurals, ostomies, wound vacs, wound packing, and complex dressing changes
• Administer blood products and manage stable medication infusions, including heparin, furosemide, and pantoprazole infusions
• Interpret telemetry and monitor patients before and after heart catheterization, including femoral access sites and TR bands
• Collaborate with providers, charge nurses, patient care technicians, students, and fellow nurses to support excellent patient outcomes
• Float within the nurse’s competency to support patient care needs across designated campuses
• Demonstrate flexibility, professionalism, and a team-oriented approach in a teaching-hospital environment

Apply now for this Medical-Surgical Travel Registered Nurse opportunity 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.