MS/Tele Float RN
St. Louis, MO
American Traveler
3x12 hrs, Nights

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Sep 21, 2026
• Length: 18 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring a Med/Surg Float RN with at least 2 years of MS/Tele experience for a night shift assignment requiring BLS and ACLS certifications.

Details

• Short-term acute care hospital setting on the MS/Tele Float unit
• Patient population includes medical, surgical, oncology, neuro, and cardiology cases
• Patient ratios of 1:5-6 for days and weekends, and 1:6 for nights
• Night shift schedule, 3x12 hours from 18:45 to 7:15
• Weekend requirement of every other weekend or a minimum of 6 weekend shifts per 6-week schedule
• Holiday rotation obligation required
• Will float within scope to medical, renal, oncology, and neuro units
• Float pool staff call a recorded line up to 1 hour before shift start to receive unit assignment
• No on-call requirements
• Uses EPIC charting system
• Not open to block scheduling

Requirements

• Active MO or compact RN license required
• BLS and ACLS certifications required
• NIHSS certification preferred
• Minimum 2 years of MS/Tele nursing experience required
• IV start and telemetry experience required
• Skills in central line and peripheral line care/management required
• Experience with cardiac monitoring, dysrhythmia interpretation and management, and telemetry remote monitoring required
• Experience with feeding tube care and management, HFNC, ABG interpretation, oxygen administration, and PCA medications required
• Experience with isolation precautions/PPE and wound care/wound vac required
• Experience with surgical drains and total joint replacement care preferred
• Ability to use lift devices, ceiling lifts, and bladder scanner (training provided for lift devices)
• Facial hair must allow for proper respirator fit testing or must be shaved

Additional Information

• Provide nursing care across medical, surgical, oncology, neuro, and cardiology units as part of a float pool team
• Float assignments may be pre-assigned to a specific unit with advance notice, or determined via call-in prior to each shift
• No more than 7 days of RTO allowed per 13-week contract, with no RTO permitted during the first week of the assignment
• Navy blue scrubs required
• First-time travelers are welcome to apply
• Local candidates within a 75-mile radius are not accepted
• Standard travelers must reside outside a 75-mile radius and may stay up to 18 months, followed by a required 3-month break in service
• Permanent employees of the health system must wait 1 year before returning as a traveler
• Free parking available on-site