PACU RN
Saint Louis, Missouri
Barnes-Jewish Hospital

PACU RN Travel Contract

Overview

• Location: Saint Louis, Missouri
• Setting: Short-term acute care hospital
• Unit type: PACU with IR pre/post recovery
• Shift: Day, 4x10 hours, 7:30 AM–6:00 PM
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• First-timers accepted: Yes
• Local candidates: Not accepted; home address must be at least 75 miles from the facility
• Floating: May float only to PACU or PreOp units
• On-call: Not required
• Weekend/holiday coverage: No weekends, no holidays

Patient Population / Unit Focus

• Adult patients, with occasional adolescents and geriatric patients
• Level I trauma recovery
• Post-op recovery includes neurosurgery, ENT, plastics, orthopedics, thoracic, vascular, trauma, general, colorectal, GYN, urology, electrophysiology, interventional radiology, and transplant cases
• Does not recover open heart surgeries or liver transplants

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Missouri
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• PACU - Post Anesthesia Care (2 years of experience)
• PACU - Post Anesthesia Care experience within the last year
• BLS issued by American Heart Association
• ACLS issued by American Heart Association
• Critical care experience
• ICU - Intensive Care Unit experience
• Preoperative experience
• Experience with Epic
• Dysrhythmia recognition and management
• Blood product administration
• IV vasopressor administration
• ICP monitoring
• Care of ventilated patients

Key Skills

• Epic
• Inpatient care
• Phase I PACU
• Dysrhythmia recognition and management
• Blood product administration
• Phlebotomy
• Starting IVs
• IV vasopressors
• ICP monitoring
• Care of ventilated patients

Compliance / Pre-Start Requirements

• Government-issued ID
• Background check
• Education verification
• Employment application
• Skills checklist
• Two professional references
• Physical exam within 1 year of start
• Fit mask testing
• TB screening or chest X-ray
• Drug screening 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 and DOB confirmation
• TB questionnaire
• Hand hygiene policy acknowledgement
• Fingernail policy acknowledgement
• Dress code policy acknowledgement
• Orientation modules
• Vehicle registration form for day shifts

Additional Notes

• RTO limit: no more than 7 days
• Guaranteed hours: 3 shifts per 13 weeks
• Night shift staff would need to learn pre-op workflow