Med Surg RN
Saint Louis, Missouri
Barnes-Jewish Hospital

Medical Surgical

Overview

• Travel/Contract RN role in Saint Louis, Missouri
• Start date is 3–4 weeks out per compliance tier
• Night shift: 3x12 hours, 19:00–7:30
• 36 hours per week
• Ratios: 1:5
• First-time travelers accepted
• Every other weekend required
• Floating within scope to meet facility needs is required
• Pending license accepted
• Local candidates are not accepted; 75-mile radius rule applies
• Guaranteed hours: 3 shifts per 13 weeks
• No on-call
• No block schedule accommodation
• RTO limit: no more than 7 days per 13-week contract

Unit / Setting

• ENT, Plastic Surgery Unit
• Cares for patients with cuffed/cuffless tracheostomies, total laryngectomies, carotid blow out precautions, and free flap patients
• Telemetry required

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Missouri
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• Med Surg / Telemetry (2 years of experience)
• Med Surg / Telemetry experience within the last year
• 2 years of nursing experience, or 1 or more years with Level I/Teaching Facility experience
• ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support issued by American Heart Association
• BLS - Basic Life Support issued by American Heart Association
• Government-issued ID
• Primary source verification of professional license
• NURSYS verification
• Employment application
• Unit-specific skills checklist within 1 year of start
• Two professional references
• Physical exam within 1 year of start
• Fit mask clearance
• Negative TB or chest X-ray
• Drug testing within 1 year of start
• Flu vaccination or approved exemption during flu season
• HIPAA acknowledgement
• Latex allergy questionnaire
• Confidentiality form
• Regulatory compliance education
• Hep B declination
• SSN & DOB confirmation
• TB questionnaire
• Hand hygiene policy acknowledgment
• Fingernail policy acknowledgment
• Dress code policy acknowledgment
• Orientation modules for RNs
• Vehicle registration form for day shifts, if applicable

Preferred

• Supervisors within the last year are preferred as references

Additional Notes

• Scrub color: Navy Blue
• Charting: EPIC
• Facility type: Short Term Acute Care
• Magnet and Teaching Hospital / Level I Trauma Center
• Total staffed beds: 1,266