Medical-Surgical RN
Saint Louis, MO
Cross Country Nurses
4x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Job Summary

Registered Nurse Medical Surgical Floor St. Louis, MO. This travel nursing position provides care to adolescent, adult, and geriatric trauma patients in a short-term acute care setting. The role supports patients with traumatic injuries, acute care surgical conditions, and complex medical-surgical needs while maintaining safe patient ratios and collaborating with interdisciplinary services.

Job Details

• Schedule: Night shifts, 12-hour shifts, 48 hours per week; weekend coverage every other weekend.
• Required Qualifications: Registered Nurse with a minimum of 5 years of experience; Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) and Basic Life Support (BLS) certifications; Level I and Level II trauma experience; travel nursing experience; electronic medical record charting experience; ability to pass an EKG examination; experience with dysrhythmia interpretation and management, medical-surgical care, blood product administration, peripheral line management, phlebotomy, intravenous starts, insulin, patient-controlled analgesia, spinal cord injuries, traumatic brain injuries, orthopedic trauma, surgical drains, chest tubes, continuous positive airway pressure and bilevel positive airway pressure, high-flow nasal cannula, oxygen administration, isolation precautions, wound care and wound vacuums, and trauma patients.
• Preferred Qualifications: Previous charge nurse experience.
• Float: Float rotation may be required.
• Additional Information: Patient populations include adolescents, adults, and geriatric patients. Clinical services include geriatric trauma, trauma related to abuse or violence, motor vehicle accidents, falls, acute care surgery, appendicitis, gallbladder procedures, hernia repairs, fistulas, wounds, burns, and traumatic brain injuries. The position includes collaboration with physical therapy, respiratory services, interpretation services, radiology, social services, rapid response teams, pharmacy, transportation, and unit support services. Navy blue scrubs are required.

Benefits

The benefits of taking a travel assignment with Cross Country include:

• Private housing or generous housing allowance
• Comprehensive health insurance with prescription coverage
• Dependent health insurance with prescription coverage
• Competitive salaries
• Referral bonuses
• Travel reimbursement
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Direct deposit/free checking
• Unlimited free CE credits