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

Medical Surgical RN

Overview

• Travel/contract RN position in Saint Louis, Missouri
• 16-week assignment
• Day shift: 3x12 hours, 7:00 AM–7:30 PM
• 36 guaranteed hours per week
• Patient ratio: 1:4–6
• Floating is within the service line
• Local candidates are not accepted within a 75-mile radius
• First-time travelers are not accepted
• Every other weekend is required
• No on-call requirement
• Block scheduling is not available

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Missouri
• Med Surg / Telemetry (2 years of experience)
• Med Surg / Telemetry experience within the last year
• One completed travel assignment
• BLS issued by American Heart Association
• ACLS issued by American Heart Association
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• IV skills
• Phlebotomy
• Colostomy care
• Feeding tube care and management
• Blood product administration
• Central line blood draw
• PICC line management
• PCA administration
• EKG interpretation and management of dysrhythmias
• Experience with Epic

Unit Experience / Skills

• Med/surg
• Telemetry remote monitoring
• Colostomy care
• Feeding tube care and management
• Blood product administration
• Central line blood draw
• Peripheral line care/management
• PICC line management
• Starting IVs
• Heparin
• Insulin
• PCA

Unit Details

• Medical overflow and high-turnover surgical patient unit
• Common diagnoses include ostomy, colon resection, colon cancer, bladder cancer, and GU cases
• Centralized tele is used on the unit

Additional Notes

• Epic charting is used
• RTO is limited to no more than 7 days
• Navy scrubs are required