Registered Nurse Medical Surgical

Job Title

RN - Medical Surgical - Registry Float

Location

Fort Wayne, IN

Schedule / Job Type

Contract | Full-Time | Onsite | 12-hour shifts | 3 weekend shifts per 4-week period

Key Responsibilities

• Provide general medical-surgical nursing care to a diverse patient population with diagnoses including chronic illnesses (COPD, diabetes, CHF, end-stage renal disease), GI conditions, infections, neurological disorders, and mental health conditions

• Perform comprehensive patient assessments, develop care plans, and maintain inter-professional communication throughout the care continuum

• Manage and monitor IV therapy, heparin and insulin drips, feeding tubes, chest tubes, and wound vacs

• Utilize electronic health records, IV pumps, telemetry monitoring, and other unit equipment to deliver safe, effective patient care

• Support patients undergoing procedures such as colonoscopies, bronchoscopy, thoracentesis, paracentesis, and minor surgeries

• Float to other medical units as needed based on census and staffing demands; maintain patient ratios of 1:5–6

Required Qualifications

• Active Indiana RN license or compact RN license

• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification

• Minimum of 1.5 years of experience in a Level 1, Level 2, or tertiary care setting

• Minimum of 1 year of experience in a similarly sized facility (600+ beds)

• Proficiency with Epic electronic health records and Pyxis medication dispensing systems

• Demonstrated competency with IV pumps, telemetry monitoring, wound vacs, feeding pumps, and VTE prevention equipment

Preferred Experience / Skills

• Experience floating to multiple medical-surgical units within a large hospital system

• Familiarity with management of complex drips including heparin and insulin infusions

• Prior experience with a structured hospital orientation or supplemental staffing program

Why Join Us

• Gain exposure to a broad and clinically diverse patient population across multiple medical units within a large acute care environment

• Structured onboarding orientation provided, including general hospital orientation, nursing-specific training days, and Epic system classes