Med Surg/Telemetry Float RN
Saint Louis, Missouri
Missouri Baptist Medical Center

Registered Nurse – MS/Tele Float

Overview

• Location: Saint Louis, Missouri
• Facility type: Short-term acute care
• Employment type: Travel/Contract
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Shift: Night (3x12 hours), 18:45–7:15
• Hours: 12 hours per day, 36 hours per week
• Start date: 3–4 weeks out, depending on compliance tier
• Scrub color: Navy blue
• Charting system: EPIC
• Parking: Free

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Missouri
• Float experience: 2 years of experience
• Float experience within the last year
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• BLS issued by the American Heart Association
• ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) issued by the American Heart Association
• Special requirements: ceiling lifts
• Special requirements: bladder scanner

Assignment Details

• Ratios: 1:5–6 on days and weekends; 1:6 on nights
• Float scope: Will float within scope to meet facility needs, including all medical units, renal, oncology, and neuro. The description also lists medical, surgical, oncology, neuro, and cardiology units.
• Float process: If a worker is pre-assigned to a unit for any part of the contract, the worker is notified along with the pre-assignment timeframe. Float pool workers call a recorded line up to 1 hour before shift start to receive their unit assignment.
• Guaranteed hours: Yes, 3 shifts per 13 weeks. Cancelled shifts must be the regular shift length.
• Time off: No more than 7 days of RTO per 13-week contract
• On-call: Not required
• Block schedule: Not accommodated
• Local radius rule: No, 75-mile radius
• Special requirements: Lift devices (training provided), ceiling lifts, and bladder scanner

Compliance and Onboarding

• Background: Criminal background check within 6 months of start (7-year search, including statewide, sex offender, and education verification); EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG checks run quarterly; Missouri EDL search required; Missouri Highway Patrol check renewed annually
• Licensure: Primary source verification of license; Nursys verification required
• Identification: Government-issued ID; badge photo taken within 6 months of start
• Health: Physical exam within 1 year of start; Tdap or declination; TB screening (2 PPDs, or T-Spot/Q-Gold within 1 year); MMR titers or vaccines; varicella titer or vaccines; Hepatitis B declination; drug screen within 1 year of start, updated annually; flu vaccine or exemption during flu season (10/01–03/31); N95 fit test (facial hair must allow proper testing)
• Competencies: Unit-specific competency exam (updated annually); unit-specific skills checklist within 1 year of start; medication/pharmacology competency exam
• Training: About 16 hours of required online orientation modules; regulatory compliance education quiz (80% to pass, updated annually)
• Documents: Employment application; two professional references (supervisors within the last year preferred); HIPAA acknowledgment, latex allergy questionnaire, confidentiality form, hand hygiene, fingernail, and dress code policies (all reviewed or signed before start)