Travel Registered Nurse (RN) – Medical-Surgical (Med/Surg) Float | Fort Wayne, Indiana

Join an acute-care nursing team as a Travel Medical-Surgical Registered Nurse in Fort Wayne, Indiana. This 13-week Med/Surg float assignment offers competitive weekly pay, guaranteed hours, and the opportunity to care for a diverse adult patient population across multiple medical units. Fort Wayne provides a welcoming Midwest community with accessible parks, cultural attractions, and a variety of dining and entertainment options.

Travel Nursing Job Details

• Specialty: Medical-Surgical Nursing; Med/Surg Float RN
• Healthcare Setting: Acute care hospital; Level I, Level II, or tertiary hospital experience preferred
• Location: Fort Wayne, Indiana
• Weekly Estimated Pay: $2,360-$2,480
• Start Date: November 2, 2026
• Assignment Length: 13 weeks
• Guaranteed Hours: 36 hours per week
• Shift Duration: 12-hour shifts
• Shift: Nights, 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.
• Weekend Requirement: Three weekend shifts within a four-week period
• Patient Ratio: Approximately 1:5-6
• Documentation: Epic electronic medical record (EMR)
• Uniform: Caribbean blue scrubs

Travel Registered Nurse Job Requirements

• At least 1 year of recent Medical-Surgical Registered Nurse experience in a large hospital of approximately 450 beds or more
• At least 1.5 years of experience in a Level I, Level II, or tertiary-care setting
• Current Indiana Registered Nurse license or compact RN license
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association
• Ability to float to other medical units according to patient-care needs
• Strong patient assessment, prioritization, communication, and interdisciplinary collaboration skills
• Comfort caring for complex patients and managing multiple diagnoses in a fast-paced acute-care environment

Med/Surg Float RN Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive Medical-Surgical nursing care for patients with chronic, acute, and complex conditions, including COPD, diabetes, CHF, renal disease, pneumonia, sepsis, stroke, and gastrointestinal disorders
• Float among assigned medical units based on staffing and patient-care needs while maintaining safe, high-quality nursing care
• Complete patient assessments, develop and update individualized care plans, administer medications, and evaluate treatment responses
• Manage IV therapy, IV pumps, heparin and insulin infusions, feeding tubes and pumps, chest tubes, wound vacs, telemetry monitoring, and other commonly used acute-care equipment
• Support patients undergoing or recovering from procedures such as colonoscopy, bronchoscopy, thoracentesis, paracentesis, minor surgeries, biopsies, and amputations
• Use Epic, Pyxis, Accu-Chek, Hospira IV pumps, sequential compression devices, and related clinical technology safely and effectively
• Communicate with physicians, advanced practice providers, therapists, case managers, and other members of the interdisciplinary care team
• Promote patient safety, infection prevention, discharge readiness, and continuity of care across assigned medical units
• Complete required hospital and nursing orientation, including Epic training, before beginning independent assignment responsibilities

Apply now for this Travel Registered Nurse – Med/Surg Float opportunity in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and join a leading acute-care nursing team.

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.