Trauma RN
St. Louis, MO
Travel Nurses, Inc.
3x12 hrs

Trauma RN

Overview

• Travel/Contract role in Saint Louis, Missouri
• Day shift: 3x12 hours, 7:00–19:30
• Can sign for 36 or 48 hours per week
• Start date is 3–4 weeks out per compliance tier
• Guaranteed hours: Yes
• Ratios: 1:4–6
• Weekend requirement: every other
• On-call: No
• Floating: may float within scope to meet facility needs
• Block schedule: not accommodated
• Local candidates: not accepted within a 75-mile radius
• Pending license accepted: Yes
• RTO limit: no more than 7 days per 13-week contract

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Missouri
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• 5 years of Med Surg experience
• Med Surg experience within the last year
• BLS - Basic Life Support issued by American Heart Association
• ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support issued by American Heart Association
• Experience working with Level 1 Trauma patients
• EKG interpretation and management of dysrhythmias
• Blood product administration
• Peripheral line care and management
• Phlebotomy
• IV insertion skills
• Insulin administration
• PCA pump management
• Spinal cord injury care
• Traumatic brain injury care

Unit / Clinical Focus

• RN/MS - Trauma
• Patient diagnoses may come from ED, OR, or ICU
• Unit services include geriatric trauma, trauma, and acute care surgery
• Trauma-related experience listed includes spinal cord injuries, traumatic brain injury, ortho trauma, peripheral nerve block catheters, total joint replacements, surgical drains, chest tubes, CPAP/BiPAP, HFNC, nasal cannula, oral suctioning, oxygen face masks, portable oxygen tank, isolation precautions, wound care/wound vac, blood product administration, peripheral line care/management, phlebotomy, starting IVs, insulin, and PCA

Preferred

• Supervisors within the last year are preferred as references

Additional Notes

• Charting: EPIC
• Facility type: Short Term Acute Care
• Magnet and Teaching Hospital / Level I Trauma Center
• Total staffed beds: 1,266
• Scrub color: Navy Blue