RN Trauma ICU Full-time Days
Fort Wayne, Indiana
- Eligibility
- Neuro ICUCritical Care
Posted Jul 28 · New grads welcomed
- Shift and hours
- 12-hour days3 shifts · 36 hours a week
- Unit and setting
- ICU · HospitalMedical Surgical ICU that specializes in neuro and trauma critical care
- License
- RN licenseCompact State Licensure
- Term
- Permanent
Do you qualify?
- New grads
- Welcomed 0-2 years of experience in a clinical nursing role or student clinical rotations in an acute care setting required
- License
- Compact State Licensure Check your license
Your six-month RN application plan
Start about six months before graduation. Some programs open earlier; use each employer’s application dates. See program calendars.
6 months before
Shortlist units
Check application windows. Gather clinical experience, references and your expected graduation date.
Find residencies →4–6 months before
Apply as windows open
Apply before graduation when the program allows it. Keep the cohort date and license deadline with each application.
Explore new grad jobs →2–3 months before
Meet the unit manager
Ask about overtime, a shadow shift, preceptor continuity and the schedule after orientation.
Prepare your questions →Around graduation
Confirm your start
Coordinate NCLEX, the required license and your start date. Get relocation and repayment terms in writing.
Plan your license →
What it pays
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Sign On Bonus
- 401K with 50% match up to 6%
- Student Loan Repayment up to $20,000
More benefits (6)
- $5,000 Tuition Reimbursement
- PTO
- EIB
- Medical, Dental, & Vision benefits starting the first month after hire
- Student Loan Repayment (up to $20,000)
- PTO & EIB
The role and schedule
- Weekends
- Weekends required
- On call
- No call
The workplaceFrom Medicare Care Compare, Sep 2026.
- Hospital
- Lutheran Hospital of Indiana
- Address
- 7950 W JEFFERSON BLVD, FORT WAYNE, IN, 46804
- CMS rating
- 3 of 5 stars
- Beds
- 353
About LUTHERAN HOSPITAL OF INDIANA
Your fit
Questions to ask
- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What are the holiday requirements?
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
On your path
ICU / Critical Care has an opening for new graduates. This employer welcomes new graduates for this role. See the posting’s qualifications and orientation details.
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Full-time, .9 FTE/Days, 5a-5p with every 4th weekend rotation (no call). Neuro/Trauma ICU. MSIC has 34 beds. Medical Surgical ICU that specializes in neuro and trauma critical care. Comprehensive Stroke Center and Level 2 Trauma Center. The Registered Nurse (RN) provides patient-centered care through the nursing process of assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation. Coordinates and delivers high-quality care based on established clinical protocols and physician/provider orders. Collaborates with physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals to ensure effective patient care and desired outcomes.
What's around it?
Fort Wayne, INFrom Census ACS 2024.
Living costs about 7% below the US average
- Median rent
- $999/mo
- Household income
- $61,422/yr, all local households, not nurse pay