Medical Surgical RN
St. Louis, Missouri
Barnes-Jewish Hospital

Medical Surgical RN

Overview

• Location: Saint Louis, Missouri
• Employment type: Travel/Contract
• Shift: Night, 3x12 hours, 7:00 PM–7:30 AM
• Weekly hours: 36 or 48 hours per week
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Start timeframe: 3–4 weeks after compliance clearance
• Patient ratio: 1:4–6
• Weekend requirement: Every other weekend
• Floating: May float within scope to meet facility needs
• Local candidates: Not accepted within 75 miles
• Pending license: Accepted
• On-call: Not required
• Block scheduling: Not accommodated
• Guaranteed hours: Yes

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Missouri
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• Med Surg experience within the last year
• 5 years of Med Surg experience
• ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support issued by American Heart Association
• BLS - Basic Life Support issued by American Heart Association
• 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)
• CPAP/BiPAP management

Key Clinical Experience

• Med/surg
• Blood product administration
• Peripheral line care/management
• Phlebotomy
• Starting IVs
• Insulin administration
• PCA
• Spinal cord injuries
• Traumatic brain injury
• Orthopedic trauma
• Peripheral nerve block catheters
• Total joint replacements
• Surgical drains
• Chest tubes
• CPAP/BiPAP
• High-flow nasal cannula
• Nasal cannula
• Oral suctioning
• Oxygen face masks
• Portable oxygen tanks
• Isolation precautions
• Wound care/wound vac

Unit Population

• Patients admitted from the ED, OR, or ICU
• Geriatric trauma patients age 55+
• Trauma patients including abuse/violence victims, MVA/MVC, and falls
• Acute care surgery cases including appendicitis, gallbladders, hernia repairs, fistulas, wounds, burns, and TBI

Facility Notes

• Short-term acute care hospital
• Magnet and teaching hospital
• Level I trauma center
• 1,266 staffed beds
• Navy blue scrubs

Software

• EPIC