MS/Tele Float RN
Saint Louis, MO
Bestica
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

3383728

Travel Registered Nurse – MS/Tele Float | Night Shift

Location: St. Louis, MO
Specialty: Medical-Surgical / Telemetry Float
Facility Type: Short-Term Acute Care Hospital
Contract: 13 Weeks
Start Date: September 21, 2026
Shift: Nights | 3 × 12-hour shifts
Hours: 6:45 PM – 7:15 AM
Experience: Minimum 2 years of recent MS/Tele experience
Charting: Epic
Scrubs: Navy Blue
Parking: Free
Call: None
First-Time Travelers: Welcome
Local Candidates: Not accepted within a 75-mile radius

🌟 Position Overview

Are you an experienced Medical-Surgical/Telemetry RN looking for a travel assignment that offers clinical variety, supportive resources, and a consistent night-shift schedule?

This MS/Tele Float RN opportunity in St. Louis, Missouri is ideal for nurses who enjoy working across multiple acute-care specialties and are confident adapting to different patient populations and unit environments.

You’ll have the opportunity to float across medical, surgical, oncology, neuro, renal, and cardiology units, providing care within your scope of practice while expanding your clinical experience.

With manageable patient ratios, Epic charting, free parking, no on-call requirement, and strong interdisciplinary support, this assignment offers an excellent combination of professional growth and work-life balance.

🩺 Key Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive nursing care to adult and geriatric patients
• Care for patients across medical-surgical and telemetry units
• Monitor patients using remote telemetry
• Interpret and manage cardiac dysrhythmias
• Participate in rapid response and code team interventions
• Perform comprehensive nursing assessments
• Administer medications and IV therapies safely
• Start and maintain peripheral IVs
• Provide central line care and management
• Perform phlebotomy
• Provide wound care and wound VAC management
• Manage surgical drains
• Provide feeding tube care and management
• Administer oxygen therapy, including nasal cannula and HFNC
• Interpret ABGs and recognize changes in respiratory status
• Care for patients with neurological conditions, including CVA
• Care for post-operative and orthopedic patients, including total joint replacement
• Follow isolation precautions and PPE protocols
• Manage PCA therapy when applicable
• Utilize bladder scanners and patient lift equipment
• Collaborate with physicians and interdisciplinary support services
• Float between assigned units according to facility needs and within clinical scope 

🏥 Float Units & Clinical Environment

This is a true MS/Tele Float position. Nurses may float between:

• Medical units
• Medical-Surgical units
• Surgical units
• Medical Oncology
• Neuro  
• Renal  
• Cardiology  

The facility will communicate any pre-assigned unit and timeframe when applicable.

For nurses remaining in the float pool, unit assignments may be provided through the facility’s recorded assignment line up to one hour before the scheduled shift.

Flexibility and comfort working across multiple adult acute-care units are essential for this role.

👩‍⚕️ Patient Population & Ratios

Patient Population:

• Adults  
• Geriatrics  

Daily Census: Approximately 28–50 patients depending on the assigned unit.

Typical Ratios:

• Days: 1:5–6
• Nights: 1:6
• Weekends: 1:5–6 

🧠 Required Clinical Skills

IV Therapy & Vascular Access

• Peripheral IV care and management
• Starting and maintaining IVs
• Central line care and management
• Phlebotomy  

Cardiac & Telemetry

• Telemetry monitoring
• Dysrhythmia interpretation
• Dysrhythmia management
• Rapid response/code team participation
• Emergency response 

Respiratory

• Oxygen administration
• Nasal cannula
• High-Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC)
• ABG interpretation 

Neurological

• CVA / stroke care 

Gastrointestinal

• Feeding tube care and management 

Wound & Post-Surgical Care

• Wound care
• Wound VAC
• Surgical drains
• Post-operative care
• Total joint replacement 

Additional Skills

• Isolation precautions/PPE
• PCA management
• Bladder scanner
• Patient lift equipment 

Lift devices and ceiling lifts are available, and training will be provided.

🎓 Requirements

• Active RN license
• Minimum 2 years of recent MS/Tele experience — required
• BLS required
• ACLS required
• IV start experience required
• Telemetry experience required
• NIHSS preferred
• Strong acute-care assessment and clinical judgment skills
• Ability to float across multiple medical specialties
• Comfortable caring for adult and geriatric patients 
  
   

Previous travel experience is not required. First-time travelers are welcome!

🌙 Schedule & Weekend Requirements

• Night Shift
• 3 × 12-hour shifts
• 6:45 PM – 7:15 AM
• No block scheduling
• No on-call requirement
• Every other weekend OR minimum of 6 weekend shifts during the 6-week scheduling period
• Holiday rotation required 

📋 Contract Details

• 13-week assignment
• Start Date: September 21, 2026
• Orientation provided
• Guaranteed hours
• RTO limited to 7 days or less per 13-week contract
• Pending licenses may be accepted
• First-time travelers accepted
• No local candidates within a 75-mile radius 

🏥 Hospital & Unit Highlights

• Short-Term Acute Care environment
• Epic EMR
• Adult and geriatric patient population
• Free parking
• Navy blue scrubs
• Strong interdisciplinary support
• IV Team
• Physical Therapy
• Respiratory Services
• Interpretation Services
• Radiology  
• Social Services
• Rapid Response Teams
• Pharmacy  
• Unit Secretary 

💉 Vaccine Requirements

• COVID-19: Not required per facility guideline
• Flu Vaccine: Required; medical/religious exemptions only 

⭐ Why This Assignment?

This opportunity is a great fit for an experienced MS/Tele RN looking for:

• Consistent night shifts
• 3 × 12-hour schedule
• Competitive travel compensation
• Epic experience
• 1:5–6 patient ratios
• No on-call requirement
• Free parking
• First-time traveler eligibility
• Broad exposure to medical, surgical, oncology, neuro, renal, and cardiology patients
• Strong interdisciplinary support
• A 13-week assignment in St. Louis, MO
• The opportunity to expand your acute-care and telemetry skill set 

🚀 Ready for Your Next Travel Assignment?

If you’re an experienced Medical-Surgical/Telemetry RN looking for a travel opportunity with clinical variety, manageable ratios, strong support, and a consistent night-shift schedule, this St. Louis assignment could be an excellent fit.

Apply today to be considered for this MS/Tele Float RN opportunity!