OR Circulate RN
Saint Louis, Missouri
Barnes-Jewish Hospital

Registered Nurse, Operating Room (OR)

Contract length: 8 weeks Start date: 3-4 weeks out, per compliance tier Location: Saint Louis, Missouri (off-site work location, about 18 miles from the main hospital campus) Employment type: Travel/Contract

Schedule and Assignment Details

• Shifts: 8-hour day shifts, 0700-1530 or 0800-1630 or 0900-1730, as needed
• Hours: 40 guaranteed hours per week
• Call: Not required
• Weekends and holidays: Not required
• Ratio: 1:1
• Float: Does not float within scope to meet facility needs
• Time off requests: 1 request per contract
• Scrubs: Provided

Clinical Scope

The nurse circulates and scrubs for the following procedures:

• Eyes: Cataract, cornea, eye muscle, oculoplastic
• Orthopedics: Total shoulder, rotator cuff, ACL, complex knee scopes, ORIF hands, nerve cases in arms and legs
• GYN: Hysteroscopies, D&C
• General: Diagnostic laparoscopies
• Colorectal: EUA, hemorrhoids
• Plastics: Breast revisions
• ENT: Endoscopic sinus surgeries, tonsils and adenoids
• Cardiac: ICD and pacemaker changes, loop recorders

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Missouri
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• OR Circulate experience (2 years)
• OR Circulate experience within the last year
• One completed travel assignment
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification issued by the American Heart Association

Compliance and Onboarding Requirements

• Background: Criminal background check within 6 months of start, with a 7-year search; HHS/OIG and EPLS/GSA/SAM checks run quarterly
• Drug screen: Within 1 year of start, must include the standard panel and cannot expire during the assignment
• Health: Physical exam within 1 year of start; TB test (2 negative PPDs or a T-Spot/Q-Gold within 1 year) or TB questionnaire; Tdap or declination; rubeola, mumps, rubella, and varicella immunity documentation; Hepatitis B declination
• Flu: Vaccine or medical/religious exemption required during flu season (10/01 to 03/31)
• Respirator: N95 fit test required; acceptable models are 3M VFlex 1804 and 3M 1860
• References: Two professional references required
• Documents: Employment application, photo for badge, HIPAA acknowledgement, confidentiality form, latex allergy questionnaire, hand hygiene, fingernail, and dress code policies, SSN and DOB confirmation, and vehicle registration form for day shifts
• Training: Regulatory compliance education (score of 80% or higher required) and about 16 hours of orientation modules

Facility Highlights

• Type: Short-term acute care
• Designation: Teaching hospital, Level I trauma center
• Size: 1,273 staffed beds