Med Surg RN
Columbia, Missouri
University of Missouri Hospital

Registered Nurse - Medical Surgical

• Location: Columbia, Missouri
• Employment type: Travel/Contract
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Schedule: Day shift, 4x12 hours (7:00-19:30), 12 hours per day, 48 hours per week
• Contract options: 36 or 48 hour contracts available
• Local candidates: Accepted, but not eligible for extensions beyond the initial contract

Unit and Assignment

• Unit: Adult overflow unit, a 10-bed unit that services all admitting physician teams
• Float scope: Med/surg service line
• Ratio: 1:5-7
• Patient population: Adult patients 16 and older, medical-surgical
• Common diagnoses: Diabetes, CHF, COPD, renal disease, orthopedic fractures, and neurological deficits
• Typical service teams: Neurology, Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, Cardiology, Orthopedics, and Oncology
• Duties: General floor care, IV therapy, labs, nasogastric tubes, wound care, and assisting physicians with bedside procedures and conscious sedation
• Charge duties: As needed

Schedule and Work Expectations

• Every other weekend
• 50% of holidays during the contract
• Rotating shifts, including holiday and inclement-weather work
• Ability to take call
• Work at the assigned location for the full contract term
• Work the substantial time of the assigned shift
• Physical demands include ambulating, reaching, and moving objects weighing up to and over 20 lbs.
• Routine contact with patients who may have contagious illnesses
• The facility operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Missouri
• 1 year of Med Surg experience, obtained within the last year
• One completed travel assignment
• BLS (Basic Life Support) issued by the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross (ARC) required for all RNs (AHA requires a Provider card)
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)

Background Checks and State Requirements

• 7-year background check required within 60 days of start
• International background check required if the candidate has traveled outside the USA within the last 7 years
• EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG checks required within 60 days of start, run separately through the Exclusions site
• MO EDL search required within 60 days of start
• MO FCSR (Family Care Safety Registry) or MO Caregiver search required on file within 60 days of start; the candidate cannot start with both pending
• MO FCSR Worker Registration Form must be initiated within 48 hours of signing (time sensitive)
• Subcontractor agencies must submit their own state search results

Health Requirements

• Physical exam within 1 year of start; not required annually
• TB: Negative QuantiFERON-Gold or T-SPOT within 1 year of start, or a 2-step PPD within 1 year of start, updated annually
• Positive TB candidates: Chest X-ray within 2 years of start and proof of INH treatment or a signed INH recommendation
• Tdap within 10 years of start, or an approved facility religious or medical exemption
• Measles (Rubeola), Mumps, and Rubella: positive titer or 2 MMR vaccines (at least 1 after 1980); declinations and religious exemptions not accepted
• Hepatitis B: 3-dose series or positive titer; declinations not accepted for candidates signed on or after 7/1/2023
• Varicella: positive titer or 2 vaccines; declinations and religious exemptions not accepted
• Flu vaccine or approved facility exemption required during flu season (10/01-03/31); documentation required for candidates starting 10/01 or later
• Fit test required within 1 year of start, using an approved 3M mask (1870+, 1860R, 1860S, or 9205); onsite fit tests are not available; fit test must be renewed annually
• Candidates who fail fit testing must have a documented failed fit test on file and cannot care for COVID patients unless their unit uses CAPR

Facility Documents

• New hire packet, required within 60 days of start
• Access and confidentiality agreement, required within 60 days of start
• NHP TB survey, required within 60 days of start
• Orientation safety manual acknowledgement required
• Medical or religious exemption forms (flu, vaccines) subject to facility review and approval