PCU RN
Saint Louis, MO
Access Healthcare
3x12 hrs, Days

Telemetry Registered Nurse (PCU Days)

Overview

• Location: Saint Louis, Missouri
• Setting: Acute care hospital, 233 staffed beds
• Unit: PCU Days
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Start date: 11/16
• Employment type: Travel/Contract
• Shift: Day, 3x12-hour shifts (7:00 to 19:30)
• Hours: 36 per week, guaranteed
• Patient ratio: 1:5-6
• On-call: Not required
• Scrub color: Navy
• Charting system: Epic
• Parking: No cost

Schedule

• Every other weekend, Saturday and Sunday (2 shifts)
• Does not offer a block schedule

Required Qualifications

• Valid Registered Nurse (RN) license in Missouri
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) or Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• Progressive Care Unit (PCU) experience, 2 years
• PCU experience within the last year
• Telemetry experience
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification issued by the American Heart Association (AHA)
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification issued by the American Heart Association (AHA)

  • Certificates of completion are acceptable for up to 1 month until the official card is issued.
• NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certification

  • Accepted through AHA, Apex, or NIHSS websites and must be updated annually unless the certificate lists a 2-year expiration.

Float Scope

• May float within scope to meet facility needs, including Telemetry.

Hiring Policies

• Accepts first-time travelers.
• Accepts candidates with a pending license.
• Does not accept local candidates (local radius rule: 75 miles).

Compliance and Onboarding Requirements

• Background and screening:

  • Criminal background check within 6 months of start (7-year search)
  • Federal exclusion checks (EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG), run quarterly
  • Missouri EDL search (required for all Missouri placements)
  • Missouri Highway Patrol check, renewed annually
  • Education verification for nursing
  • Drug screen within 1 year of start, including amphetamines, barbiturates, benzodiazepines, cocaine, methadone, opiates, oxycodone, and PCP
• Health and immunizations:

  • Physical exam within 1 year of start
  • 2 negative PPDs (1st within 1 year, 2nd within 30 days of start), or a T-Spot or Q-Gold within 1 year of start
  • Yearly TB questionnaire
  • Measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella immunity (positive titer, 2 vaccines, or MD statement)
  • Tdap vaccine or declination
  • Hepatitis B declination form
  • Influenza vaccine or medical/religious exemption required during flu season (10/01 to 03/31)
  • N95 fit test required (acceptable models: 3M VFlex 1804 and 3M 1860); candidates must have facial hair that allows proper testing
• Documents and training:

  • Employment application
  • 2 professional references (supervisors within the last year preferred)
  • Badge photo taken within 6 months of start
  • Regulatory compliance education quiz, with a score of 80% or higher
  • Approximately 16 hours of online orientation modules
  • Signed policies: hand hygiene, fingernail, and dress code
  • Confidentiality form, HIPAA acknowledgement, and latex allergy questionnaire
  • Unit-specific competency exam and skills checklist within 1 year of start