Step Down RN
Saint Louis, MO
Access Healthcare
3x12 hrs, Nights

RN - Step Down

Location

• Saint Louis, Missouri

Job Type

• Travel
• Night shift, 19:00–07:30
• 36 or 48 guaranteed hours per week
• 13-week assignment

Unit Details

• Stepdown unit
• 10 beds
• Patient ratio: 1:3–4
• May float within the cardiac stepdown, surgical stepdown, and medical stepdown service line
• Patient population includes neurological disorders, strokes, trauma, post-trauma, surgical interventions, and medical comorbidities

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Missouri
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• Stepdown experience within the last year
• 1 year of stepdown experience
• Experience in an inpatient setting
• BLS certification from AHA
• ACLS certification from AHA

Schedule and Work Expectations

• Every other weekend required
• No call
• Night shift orientation occurs on day shift, and the traveler must be available for the entire week of orientation
• RTO of 5 days or less must be made up on the back end
• Only 1 holiday RTO request per assignment

Clinical Environment

• Uses EPIC
• High-risk exposure to blood and body fluids
• Physical demands include standing and walking most of the time, bending, stooping, lifting and turning patients with assistance, and pushing/pulling/gripping up to 50 lbs

Preferred Experience

• Neuro experience
• Trauma experience

Additional Requirement

• Flu vaccination or Mercy-approved exemption is required for all travelers from November 1 to April 1; declinations are not accepted