Med Surg / Telemetry RN
St. Louis, MO
American Traveler
4x12 hrs, Nights

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 4x12hrs
• Hours: 48 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Nov 23, 2026
• Length: 16 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced Med/Surg RN for a night shift position requiring 2+ years of medical-surgical experience and IV/phlebotomy skills at a Level I Trauma teaching hospital.

Details

• Medical Surgical unit (6900 GI/GU) in a short-term acute care, Magnet-designated, teaching hospital with Level I Trauma status
• Patient population includes ostomy, colon resection, colon cancer, bladder cancer, GU conditions, and medical overflow on a high turn-over surgical unit
• Patient ratios of 1:4-6
• Night shift, 4x12 hours (19:00-7:30), with option to sign for 36 or 48 hours per week
• Required to work every other weekend
• No on-call responsibilities
• Floating required within service line to meet facility needs
• Centralized telemetry monitoring with remote tele preferred basic knowledge
• Unit administers Heparin, Lidocaine (pain only), Bicarb, Bivalirudin, and occasionally stable non-titrated Amiodarone drips
• PCAs, epidurals, and CBIs with various irrigation solutions are used on the unit
• Special procedures include foley catheters, continuous bladder irrigation (CBI), TURPs, and colorectal patient protocols
• Epic EMR used for charting

Requirements

• Active MO or compact RN license required (must match permanent residence for compact)
• BLS and ACLS certifications required
• Minimum 2 years of Med/Surg experience required
• Prior travel experience required
• Skills required: IV therapy, phlebotomy, blood product administration, central line blood draws, peripheral line care/management, PICC line management, starting and maintaining IVs
• Gastrointestinal skills required: colostomy/ileostomy care, feeding tube management
• Genitourinary skills required: continuous bladder irrigation (CBI)
• Medication administration experience required: Heparin, Insulin, PCA
• Cardiac monitoring skills required: interpretation and management of dysrhythmias, remote telemetry monitoring
• Must pass Relias EKG exam covering interpretation/management of dysrhythmias
• Epic EMR experience required
• BSN preferred

Additional Information

• Provide excellent patient care with strong documentation skills and a team-oriented approach
• Must reside outside a 75-mile radius of the facility; no local candidates accepted
• Navy scrub color required
• RTO limited to no more than 7 days per contract, with no RTO allowed during the first week of the assignment
• Returning permanent employees must wait 1 year before returning to any BJC facility as a traveler
• Standard travelers may stay up to 18 months, followed by a required 3-month break in service
• First-time travelers are not accepted for this position
• Facial hair must allow for proper fit testing or must be shaved with no exceptions