Travel Medical-Surgical Float Registered Nurse (RN) – Fort Wayne, Indiana

Apply for a 13-week Medical-Surgical travel nursing assignment in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Join an acute-care healthcare team, care for diverse adult patients, and support multiple medical units as a Float Registered Nurse.

Fort Wayne offers a welcoming community, convenient city amenities, beautiful parks, and a range of cultural and outdoor activities–making it an appealing destination for travel nurses.

Travel RN Job Details

• Assignment Type: 13-week travel nursing assignment
• Location: Fort Wayne, Indiana
• Start Date: November 2, 2026
• End Date: February 1, 2027
• Weekly Estimated Pay: $2,360-$2,480
• Guaranteed Hours: 36 hours per week
• Shift Duration: 12-hour shifts
• Shift: Nights, 7:00 p.m. – 7:00 a.m.; typically three shifts per week
• Weekend Requirement: Three weekend shifts within a four-week period
• Patient Ratio: Approximately 1:5-6
• Electronic Health Record: Epic
• Float Expectations: Float to other medical units based on patient-care needs
• Dress Code: Caribbean blue scrubs

Medical-Surgical Float RN Requirements

• At least 1.5 years of experience in a Level I, Level II, or tertiary-care hospital setting
• At least 1 year of Medical-Surgical nursing experience in a large hospital with 450 or more beds
• Current Registered Nurse (RN) license in Indiana or a compact RN license
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association
• Ability to work 12-hour night shifts and meet the weekend scheduling requirement
• Strong patient assessment, prioritization, communication, and time-management skills
• Comfort caring for medically complex patients and floating among multiple medical units

Medical-Surgical Travel Nurse Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive Medical-Surgical nursing care for adult patients with diverse diagnoses, including COPD, diabetes, CHF, renal disease, gastrointestinal disorders, infections, neurological conditions, and behavioral health concerns
• Perform focused and comprehensive patient assessments, develop individualized care plans, administer medications, and evaluate patient responses
• Manage IV therapy, IV pumps, feeding tubes and pumps, wound vacuums, chest tubes, telemetry monitoring, and sequential compression devices
• Safely manage heparin and insulin infusions and monitor blood glucose levels
• Care for patients before and after procedures such as colonoscopy, bronchoscopy, thoracentesis, paracentesis, biopsies, minor surgery, and amputation
• Recognize changes in patient condition and collaborate with providers and the interdisciplinary healthcare team
• Document patient care accurately in Epic and use unit technologies such as automated medication dispensing systems and IV pumps
• Float to other medical units and adapt quickly to changing assignments and patient-care priorities
• Complete required hospital, nursing, and electronic health record orientation before beginning independent assignment work

Apply now for this Medical-Surgical Float RN travel assignment in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and join an experienced 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.