Travel Nurse RN - Telemetry
Saint Louis, Missouri
Barnes-Jewish Hospital

RN Telemetry/Step-Down

Overview

• Location: Saint Louis, Missouri
• Employment type: Travel/Contract
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Start date: 3-4 weeks out, depending on compliance tier
• Facility highlights: Short-term acute care, Magnet and teaching hospital, Level I Trauma Center, 1,266 staffed beds
• Scrub color: Navy blue

Schedule and Hours

• Shift: Day shift, 4x12 hours (7:00-19:30)
• Hours: Can sign for 36 or 48 hours per week (48.00 hours per week listed)
• Guaranteed hours: Yes
• Weekends: Every other weekend required
• On-call: Not required
• Block schedule: Not accommodated
• Time off (RTO): No more than 7 days of RTO per 13-week contract

Assignment Details

• Patient ratio: 1:4-5
• Float: Clinician may float within scope to meet facility needs
• Special requirements: Telemetry/step-down experience; EGG and cardiac drips
• Local candidates: Not accepted within a 75-mile radius
• Pending license: Accepted

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Missouri
• Stepdown experience (2 years)
• Stepdown experience within the last year
• ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support issued by American Heart Association
• BLS issued by American Heart Association
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• Experience working with cardiac patients
• Experience with cardiac drips
• Telemetry experience

Background and Identification

• Criminal background check within 6 months of start
• HHS/OIG and EPLS/GSA/SAM searches, run quarterly
• Missouri EDL search (new for each assignment, renewed quarterly)
• Missouri Highway Patrol Check (renewed annually)
• Government-issued ID
• Education verification for nursing
• Badge photo taken within 6 months of start
• Employment application uploaded
• Two professional references (supervisors within the last year preferred)
• Vehicle registration form (day shifts)

Health and Immunizations

• Physical exam: Within 1 year of start
• Drug screen: Within 1 year of start, must not expire during assignment. Panel includes amphetamines/methamphetamines, barbiturates, benzodiazepines, cocaine, methadone, opiates/morphine, oxycodone/oxymorphone, and PCP. Oxycodone must be included.
• TB: Two negative PPDs (first within 1 year, second within 30 days of start), or a negative T-Spot or Q-Gold within 1 year. Yearly TB questionnaire required.
• Measles, mumps, rubella, varicella: Positive titer, two vaccines, or MD statement of immunity. Negative or equivocal titers require two boosters or a signed declination.
• Tdap: Vaccine or declination required
• Hepatitis B: Not required; facility declination completed
• Flu: Vaccine or medical/religious exemption required during flu season (10/01-03/31)
• N95 fit test: Required (3M VFlex 1804 or 3M 1860). Facial hair must allow proper testing.

Facility Policies and Training

• Regulatory compliance education, scored 80% or higher, updated annually
• Orientation modules (approximately 16 hours), completed before start
• HIPAA acknowledgement, confidentiality form, latex allergy questionnaire, hand hygiene policy, fingernail policy, and dress code policy, each reviewed or signed before start