
Med/Surg | Registered Nurse
- Agency
- GHR Healthcare
- Location
- Fort Wayne, IN
- Job type
- Travel
- Profession
- Registered Nurse (RN)
- Industry
- Nursing & Healthcare
- Posted
- Oct 10, 2026
Pay breakdown
- Hourly
- $67.22
- Weekly
- $2,420
- Yearly (full-time)
- $125,840
- Contract length
- 13 weeks
- Start date
- November 2, 2026
This job pays about $67.22/hour — 67% above the median for Registered Nurse (RN) jobs in Indiana ($40.14/hour). The total includes tax-free housing and meal stipends, which staff jobs don't pay, so take-home pay is usually higher than the hourly figure suggests.
Estimated from the weekly pay in the listing, 36 hours a week; yearly = 52 weeks. Median wage: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025.
Registered Nurse (RN) jobs in Indiana right now
- 725 open Registered Nurse (RN) jobs in Indiana from 5 agencies, 82 of them in Fort Wayne.
- Pay in these listings: $36.38 – $95.30/hour, median $55.00/hour.
- Typical Registered Nurse (RN) pay in Indiana: $40.14/hour ($83,491/year, BLS).
- Highest median pay: Care Team Solutions ($62.44/hour across 45 jobs).
Job description
Medical-Surgical Registered Nurse (RN) Travel Contract – Fort Wayne, Indiana
Apply now for a 13-week Medical-Surgical RN travel nursing contract in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Join an acute-care healthcare team and provide comprehensive inpatient nursing care to a diverse adult medical-surgical patient population while floating to medical units with the greatest need. This travel nurse opportunity offers consistent 12-hour night shifts, a collaborative clinical environment, and the chance to strengthen your experience across a broad range of diagnoses and procedures.
Located in northeast Indiana, Fort Wayne offers a welcoming community with convenient amenities, outdoor recreation, cultural attractions, and an affordable quality of life—making it a comfortable destination for an Indiana travel nursing assignment.
Travel Nursing Job Details
- Specialty: Medical-Surgical Registered Nurse (Med/Surg RN)
- Assignment Type: Travel nursing contract
- Location: Fort Wayne, Indiana 46845
- Start Date: November 2, 2026
- Contract Duration: 13 weeks, ending February 1, 2027
- Weekly Estimated Pay: $2,360–$2,480
- Schedule: 36 hours per week
- Shift Duration: 12-hour night shifts, 7:00 p.m.–7:00 a.m.
- Weekend Requirement: Three weekend shifts within a four-week period
- Patient Ratios: Approximately 1 nurse to 5–6 patients
- Charting System: Epic electronic health record (EHR)
- Floating: Other medical units as needed
- Dress Code: Caribbean blue scrubs
- Orientation: Hospital orientation, nursing orientation, and Epic training
Medical-Surgical RN Job Requirements
- Active Indiana RN license or compact RN license
- Current BLS certification through the American Heart Association
- At least 1.5 years of nursing experience in a Level I, Level II, or tertiary-care setting
- At least 1 year of Medical-Surgical RN experience in a large hospital setting, preferably a facility with 450 or more beds
- Demonstrated ability to provide safe, comprehensive care to diverse adult medical-surgical patients
- Strong patient assessment, clinical prioritization, communication, and teamwork skills
- Ability to work 12-hour night shifts and meet the weekend scheduling requirement
Medical-Surgical RN Responsibilities
- Provide comprehensive acute-care medical-surgical nursing, including patient assessments, care planning, nursing interventions, and evaluation of outcomes.
- Care for adult patients with conditions such as COPD, diabetes, CHF, end-stage renal disease, pancreatitis, gastrointestinal disorders, pneumonia, sepsis, stroke, dementia, traumatic brain injuries, and substance-use or behavioral health concerns.
- Monitor and manage patients before and after procedures such as colonoscopy, thoracentesis, paracentesis, bronchoscopy, minor surgeries, biopsies, and amputations.
- Administer medications and therapies, including heparin and insulin infusions, IV therapy, enteral feedings, and blood glucose monitoring.
- Manage and monitor IV pumps, feeding pumps and tubes, chest tubes, wound vacs, telemetry, sequential compression devices, and other unit equipment.
- Document accurately in the Epic electronic health record and use medication-dispensing and point-of-care systems appropriately.
- Communicate effectively with providers, patients, families, and the interdisciplinary healthcare team.
- Float to other medical units and adapt quickly to changing patient-care needs while maintaining high standards of nursing care.
Apply now for this Medical-Surgical Registered Nurse travel contract in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and join a collaborative acute-care healthcare 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.
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