Med Surg RN
Saint Peters, Missouri
Barnes-Jewish Saint Peters Hospital

Registered Nurse - Medical Surgical (RN / MS)

Location: Saint Peters, Missouri Contract Length: 13 weeks Employment Type: Travel/Contract Start Date: 3-4 weeks out, depending on compliance tier Shift: Day, 3x12-hour shifts (7:00 to 19:30) Hours: 12 hours per day, 36 hours per week

Assignment Details

• Unit focus: General medical and surgical
• Ratios: 1:5-6
• Weekends: Every other weekend
• Guaranteed hours: 3 shifts per 13 weeks. Cancelled shifts must be the regular shift length the clinician is assigned.
• Time off: No more than 7 days of time off per 13-week contract
• On-call: Not required
• Block schedule: Not accommodated
• Float: Clinician may float within scope to meet facility needs, including surgical and telemetry units, and to other facilities in the system as needed.
• Local candidates: 75-mile radius rule
• Pending license: Accepted
• First-time travelers: Accepted

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Missouri
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• Med Surg (2 years of experience)
• Med Surg experience within the last year
• BLS issued by American Heart Association
• Health and compliance: See the sections below

Work Environment

• Facility type: Short-term acute care
• Staffed beds: 110
• Scrub color: Navy
• Charting: Epic
• Parking: Free parking in the parking lot
• Orientation: Some initial orientation occurs on weekdays because classes are generally not offered on weekends.

Background and Licensing Checks

• Criminal background check within 6 months of start, with a 7-year search
• EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG checks, run quarterly
• Education verification of highest nursing-related education
• Government-issued ID
• Missouri EDL search for all Missouri placements, renewed quarterly
• Missouri Highway Patrol check, renewed annually
• Missouri licenses are verified through Nursys

Health and Immunizations

• Physical exam within 1 year of start
• Drug screen within 1 year of start, which cannot expire during the assignment. Panel includes amphetamines, barbiturates, benzodiazepines, cocaine, methadone, opiates, oxycodone, oxymorphone, and PCP.
• TB: 2 negative PPDs (first within 1 year, second within 30 days of start), or a T-Spot or Q-Gold within 1 year of start. Yearly TB questionnaire required.
• Tdap vaccine or declination
• Measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella immunity: positive titer, 2 vaccines, or MD statement, with booster options for negative titers
• Hepatitis B declination
• Flu vaccine or medical/religious exemption during flu season (10/01 to 03/31)
• N95 fit test required. Acceptable models: 3M VFlex 1804 and 3M 1860.

Competencies, Documents, and Onboarding

• Unit-specific competency exam, updated annually
• Medication test/pharmacology competency exam
• Unit-specific skills checklist within 1 year of start
• Regulatory compliance education quiz, scored 80% or higher
• Orientation modules, about 16 hours, completed before start
• Two professional references, with supervisors from the last year preferred
• Employment application
• Badge photo taken within 6 months of start
• Signed HIPAA acknowledgement, confidentiality form, latex allergy questionnaire, hand hygiene policy, dress code policy, and fingernail policy (non-adherence may result in being sent home from shifts)