Med Surg RN
St. Louis, Missouri
Barnes-Jewish Hospital

Registered Nurse – Medical Surgical (Night)

Location: Saint Louis, Missouri Unit: 6900 GI/GU Contract Length: 16 weeks Shift: Night, 4x12 hours (19:00–07:30) Hours: 36 guaranteed per week (can sign for 36 or 48 hours per week)

Assignment Details

• Ratio: 1:4–6
• Weekend requirement: every other weekend
• On-call required: No
• Open to block schedule: No
• Float: Within service line
• Pending license accepted: Yes
• Accepts first-time travelers: No
• Accepts local candidates: No (local candidates within a 75-mile radius are not accepted)
• RTO restrictions: No more than 7 days

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Missouri
• Nursys verification
• 2 years of med surg experience
• Med surg experience within the last year
• One completed travel assignment
• BLS certification issued by American Heart Association (AHA only)
• ACLS certification issued by American Heart Association (AHA only)
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• Basic dysrhythmia exam, with interpretation and management of dysrhythmias
• Excellent patient care, excellent documentation skills, and ability to work as a team
• Experience with telemetry (remote monitoring)
• Feeding tube care and management
• Colostomy care
• Blood product administration
• Central line blood draw
• Peripheral line care and management
• Phlebotomy skills
• PICC line management
• IV insertion skills
• Experience with heparin, insulin, and PCA
• Experience with Epic

Unit Details

• Patient population: ostomy, colon resection, colon cancer, bladder cancer, GU, medical overflow, and a high-turnover surgical unit
• Drips administered on the unit: heparin, lidocaine (pain only), bicarbonate, bivalirudin, and amiodarone (stable, non-titrated) occasionally
• Also managed on the unit: PCAs, epidurals, and CBIs with various irrigation solutions
• Special procedures and protocols: Foley catheters, continuous bladder irrigation (CBI), TURPS, and colorectal patient protocols

Compliance Requirements

• Criminal background check within 6 months of start, with the federal exclusion database checks run quarterly
• Missouri EDL search and Missouri Highway Patrol check
• Drug screen within 1 year of start, including amphetamines, barbiturates, benzodiazepines, cocaine, methadone, opiates, oxycodone, and PCP
• Tuberculosis: 2 negative PPDs (1st within 1 year, 2nd within 30 days of start), or a T-Spot or Q-Gold within 1 year of start
• Tdap vaccine or declination
• Measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella immunity: positive titer, 2 vaccines, or MD statement
• Hepatitis B: not required; facility declination form needed
• Influenza vaccine or exemption during flu season (10/01–03/31)
• Physical exam within 1 year of start
• N95 fit test
• Two professional references
• Employment application
• Unit-specific skills checklist within 1 year of start
• Facility orientation modules (about 16 hours) required for RNs
• Education verification
• Photo for badge (taken within 6 months of start)
• Facility policies: hand hygiene, fingernail, and dress code (review and sign or initial before start)

Facility Highlights

• Short-term acute care hospital
• Magnet and teaching hospital
• Level I Trauma Center
• 1,266 staffed beds
• Navy scrubs
• Parking: monthly passes available; fees apply