Registered Nurse - Medical Surgical

IU Health is now offering charge pay, which is a $3.00 bill rate bump per hour MUST BE FLEXIBLE WITH WEEKEND REQUIREMENTS, WEEKEND REQUIREMENT WILL BE BASED ON UNIT NEEDS. TRAVELERS MUST BE ABLE TO WORK 50% OF THE WEEKENDS IN THEIR CONTRACT. IU Health University and Methodist are teaching facilities and require all travel nurses to agree to the possibility of precepting and/or being assigned students to shadow them while on assignment. Please only submit candidates that are okay with these requirements. *** Call-Ins: If a traveler call-ins for a contracted shift, the traveler is expected to 1) make up the day during the pay period, if a 0.9 FTE. OR 2) if a 0.9 FTE and unable to make up during the pay period, then the shift will be added at the end of the traveler contract 3) If a 1.2 FTE, any call-in shifts will be added to the end of the contract *** Charge coverage: Pending operational needs, unit charge nurse responsibilities may be needed with provided training and resources. Certification Requirements: BCLS and ACLS preferred Skillset Requirements: Minimum 2 Year Experience Floating Requirements: Unit travelers may be expected to float to different levels of care (Med-Surg, PCU, ICU) with resources provided if needed at both University and Methodist Hospitals Staffing Ratios: 1:5-6 Traveler must have IN/Compact license in hand or have submitted their fingerprint application package for their license to apply for this position. Unit Information: This is an Ortho/Trauma med/surg unit. About 20% of our population is ortho, this is your scheduled hip and knee surgeries that we collaborate with the ortho team and have on the unit for about 24-48 hours. The rest is the trauma population, so MVAs, shooting/stabbings, falls, etc. These patients either come from an emergent surgery or ICU with many drains and tubes. This is a high acuity, fast-paced unit that requires teamwork and strong communication skills. Effective 11/30/24, IU Health will not allow IN RN's to work at their facilities (SEE EXCEPTIONS BELOW). **Periop/OR RN's, Allied and Ambulatory RN travelers are exempt from this rule. These IN travelers are allowed to work past the 11/30 deadline. Periop includes ENDO, IR RN, PACU, Cath Lab RN, SDS**