Trauma Med Surg RN
Saint Louis, Missouri
Barnes-Jewish Hospital

Trauma RN

Overview

• Travel/Contract role in Saint Louis, Missouri
• Night shift: 4x12 hours, 19:00–7:30
• Can sign for 36 or 48 hours per week
• Start date is 3–4 weeks out per compliance tier
• Ratios: 1:4–6
• Every other weekend required
• On-call not required
• Floating within scope to meet facility needs is allowed
• Block scheduling is not accommodated
• Local candidates are not accepted; 75-mile radius rule applies
• Pending license is accepted
• Guaranteed hours: yes

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Missouri
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• Med Surg (5 years of experience)
• Med Surg experience within the last year
• 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
• Level 1 Trauma Experience
• Government-issued ID
• Background check
• Education verification
• NURSYS verification
• Primary source verification of professional license
• Physical exam within 1 year of start
• Fit mask
• Tdap or declination
• Negative TB or chest x-ray
• Drug testing within 1 year of start
• Flu vaccination or exemption during flu season
• Two professional references
• Employment application
• Skills checklist within 1 year of start

Preferred

• Supervisors within the last year are preferred as references

Unit / Clinical Focus

• RN/MS - Trauma
• Patient diagnoses come from ED, OR, or ICU
• Unit services include geriatric trauma, trauma, and acute care surgery
• Common trauma-related conditions include abuse/violence victims, MVA/MVC, falls, appendicitis, gallbladders, hernia repairs, fistulas, wounds, burns, and TBI

Clinical Skills / Experience

• Med/Surg
• Blood product administration
• Peripheral line care/management
• Phlebotomy
• Starting IVs
• Insulin
• PCA
• Spinal cord injuries
• Traumatic brain injury
• Ortho trauma
• Peripheral nerve block catheters
• Total joint replacements
• Surgical drains
• Chest tubes with Emerson/Pleur-evac
• CPAP/BiPAP
• High Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC)
• Nasal cannula
• Oral suctioning
• Oxygen face masks
• Portable oxygen tank
• Isolation precautions
• Wound care/wound vac

Special Equipment

• Lifts
• Restraints
• Wound vacs
• Traction
• External fixators

Facility Notes

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