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

Medical Surgical RN Travel/Contract Job

Overview

• Location: Saint Louis, Missouri
• Employment type: Travel/Contract
• Shift: Night, 3x12 hours
• Weekly hours: 36 or 48 hours per week
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Start date: 3–4 weeks out, depending on compliance tier

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Missouri
• Med Surg (5 years of experience)
• Med Surg experience within the last year
• ACLS issued by American Heart Association
• BLS issued by American Heart Association
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• EKG interpretation and management of dysrhythmias
• Blood product administration
• Patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) management
• Spinal cord injury care
• Traumatic brain injury care
• Peripheral nerve block catheter management
• Total joint replacement care
• Surgical drain management
• Chest tube management (Emerson/Pleur-evac equipment)
• CPAP/BiPAP management

Schedule and Assignment Details

• Every other weekend required
• Floating within scope is required as needed
• Block scheduling is not available
• Local candidates are not accepted; 75-mile radius rule applies
• No on-call requirement
• Guaranteed hours provided
• Requested time off should not exceed 7 days per 13-week contract

Clinical Setting

• Ratios: 1:4–6
• Unit type: Med/Surg Trauma
• Patients come from the ED, OR, or ICU
• Unit cares for geriatric trauma, trauma-related injuries, and acute care surgery cases
• Level I trauma experience is required

Additional Notes

• Scrub color: Navy blue
• Charting system: EPIC
• Parking is available for a fee
• Housing/lodging is not mentioned in the source