Med Surg / Telemetry RN
Saint Louis, Missouri
Barnes-Jewish Hospital

Registered Nurse – Medical Surgical (MS)

Location: Saint Louis, Missouri Employment type: Travel/Contract Contract length: 13 weeks Start date: 3-4 weeks out, per compliance tier Shift: Night (4x12 hours), 19:00-07:30 Hours: Can sign for 36 or 48 hours per week (12 hours per day) Guaranteed hours: Yes Patient ratio: 1:6

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Missouri
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• Med Surg / Telemetry experience (2 years)
• Med Surg / Telemetry experience within the last year
• Interpretation and management of dysrhythmias
• ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) certification issued by the American Heart Association
• BLS (Basic Life Support) certification issued by the American Heart Association

Preferred Qualifications

• MS/Tele experience (Telemetry)

Unit and Assignment Details

• Short-term acute care facility; magnet and teaching hospital; Level I trauma center; 1,266 staffed beds
• Acute medicine population includes patients with diabetes, renal issues, COPD, abdominal rule-outs, and cancer patients not receiving current chemotherapy
• Does not care for surgical patients
• Floats within scope to meet facility needs
• Not on call
• Not open to block schedules
• Does not accept local candidates (75-mile radius rule)
• Accepts pending licenses
• Accepts first-time travelers
• No more than 7 days of RTO per 13-week contract

Onboarding Requirements

• Criminal background check within 6 months of start (7-year search)
• Quarterly exclusion list checks (EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG)
• Education verification
• Drug screen within 1 year of start, not expiring during assignment (panel includes amphetamines, methamphetamine, barbiturates, benzodiazepines, cocaine, methadone, opiates/morphine, oxycodone/oxymorphone, and PCP)
• Tdap vaccine or declination
• Two negative PPDs (second within 30 days of start), or T-SPOT/QuantiFERON-Gold within 1 year of start
• Measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella immunity (positive titer, two vaccines, or MD statement)
• Hepatitis B declination
• Flu vaccine or medical/religious exemption required during flu season (10/01-03/31)
• N95 respirator fit test (acceptable models: 3M VFlex 1804, 3M 1860)
• Physical exam within 1 year of start
• Badge photo taken within 6 months of start
• Two professional references (supervisors within the last year preferred)
• Employment application
• Unit-specific skills checklist within 1 year of start
• Unit-specific competency exam, updated annually
• Online orientation modules (approximately 16 hours)
• Regulatory compliance quiz (80% to pass)
• Medication test/pharmacology competency exam
• Government-issued ID

Work Environment

• Navy blue scrubs
• Charting in Epic
• Parking passes available; fees apply