Travel Registered Nurse (RN) – Medical-Surgical | Weekend Day Shift – Evansville, Indiana

Apply now for a 13-week travel nursing job in Evansville, Indiana, caring for adult medical-surgical patients on a supportive 41-bed unit.

Join a collaborative medical-surgical team in Evansville, Indiana, a welcoming riverfront community known for its accessible amenities, vibrant local culture, and strong healthcare presence. This travel RN contract offers experienced Registered Nurses the opportunity to care for a diverse adult patient population with supportive leadership and CNA assistance.

Travel RN Job Details

• Weekly Estimated Pay: $1,890-$1,990
• Location: Evansville, Indiana
• Specialty: Medical-Surgical Nursing / Med-Surg RN
• Schedule: 12-hour day shifts, 6:30 a.m.-7:00 p.m., working a weekend block of Friday-Sunday or Saturday-Monday
• Guaranteed Hours: 36 hours per week
• Contract Duration: 13 weeks
• Start Date: September 21, 2026
• Weekend Requirement: Every weekend
• Holiday Requirement: Every other holiday
• Orientation: 12 hours; orientation-week hours are not guaranteed
• Unit: 41-bed medical-surgical department with typical ratios of 1:4-5 on days and 1:6-7 on nights
• Floating: First to float within skill set, including nearby campuses when needed; advance notice is provided for cross-campus floating

Medical-Surgical Travel Nurse Requirements

• Current Registered Nurse (RN) license with an active compact license
• Associate degree in nursing or an equivalent nursing certificate
• At least 2 years of strong medical-surgical nursing experience
• At least 1 completed travel nursing assignment
• Trauma Level II experience
• Current AHA BLS certification
• Current NIHSS certification
• Recent EPIC charting experience; completion of an EPIC checkoff class is required
• Strong assessment, clinical judgment, critical-thinking, communication, and adaptability skills
• Must live outside the applicable 40-mile local-candidate radius

Medical-Surgical RN Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive nursing care to adult medical-surgical patients, including post-surgical patients and those with UTI, sepsis, COPD, CHF, and high fall-risk diagnoses
• Perform thorough assessments, develop and implement individualized plans of care, and evaluate patient outcomes
• Monitor patients using remote telemetry and promptly recognize changes in condition
• Manage chest tubes, NG and PEG tubes, straight catheterization, Foley catheters, ostomies, tracheostomy care, PCA therapy, and heparin infusions
• Safely administer blood and blood products according to established protocols
• Collaborate with providers, CNAs, patients, and families to support safe, effective patient care
• Float within the RN skill set as assigned and adapt to changing unit needs
• Maintain accurate EPIC documentation and participate in required education and competency activities
• Support a positive learning environment by precepting students or newly hired staff when assigned

Apply now to join this Indiana travel nursing team and make a difference as a Medical-Surgical Registered Nurse in Evansville!

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.