Post-Anesthesia Care Unit Registered Nurse
St Louis, Missouri
Barnes-Jewish Hospital

Registered Nurse Travel/Contract Opportunity

Location: Saint Louis, Missouri
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Job Details

• Specialty: Registered Nurse (RN)
• Unit: South Campus PACU (Post Anesthesia Care Unit)
• Shift: 4x10 hour shifts, Monday-Friday, 12:00 PM - 10:30 PM, rotating start times as needed
• Patient Population: Adults, occasional adolescents, and geriatric patients in a Level 1 Trauma Center
• Average Daily Census: 70-90 patients
• Rooms: 38 patient bays
• Facility Type: Short Term Acute Care, Magnet & Teaching Hospital, Level I Trauma Center
• Charting System: EPIC
• Dress Code: Navy Blue scrubs

Experience & Skills Requirements

• Years of Experience: At least 3 years of Level 1 ICU experience (higher value between 2-3 years specified)
• Critical Care Experience: Required, including care of ventilated patients, artificial airways, invasive monitoring (ICP), blood product administration, IV vasopressors
• Skills:

  • Dysrhythmia recognition and management
  • Phlebotomy and starting IVs
  • Care in Phase I PACU
• First-timers Accepted: Yes
• Weekend Requirement: No weekends, no call, no holidays
• On-call: Not required
• Floating: Yes, within scope to meet facility needs
• Local Candidates: Not accepted (home address must be at least 75 miles from facility)
• Pending License: Accepted
• Return to Office Restrictions: No more than 7 days
• Guaranteed Hours: 3 shifts per 13 weeks

Patient & Surgical Population

• Recovering surgical patients from:

  • Neurosurgery
  • ENT
  • Plastics
  • Orthopedics
  • Thoracic
  • Vascular
  • Trauma
  • General surgery
  • Colorectal
  • Gynecology
  • Urology
  • Electrophysiology
  • Interventional radiology
  • Transplant (excluding open heart surgeries and liver transplants)
• Unit has its own Patient Care Technician (PCT) and transport team
• Unit operates 24/7

Certifications Required

• BLS (Basic Life Support)
• ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support)
• Additional certifications may be required based on unit (e.g., PALS, NRP, TNCC, CPI) — verify with unit specifics

Compliance & Documentation Requirements

• Government-issued ID (Driver’s License/State ID)
• Criminal Background Check (within 6 months) including statewide and nationwide searches
• EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG checks (quarterly)
• Education Verification (highest nursing education)
• State License Verification (Primary Source Verification required)
• NURSYS Verification for Missouri licenses
• Drug Testing (within 1 year, must include specific panels)
• Physical Exam (within 1 year)
• Fit Mask Testing (annual, N95 respirators required)
• Immunizations and Health Documents:

  • Tdap vaccine or declination
  • Negative TB test or chest X-ray with yearly questionnaire
  • Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Varicella immunity or vaccination/declination
  • Flu vaccination or medical/religious exemption (seasonal requirement)
• Facility-specific documents including HIPAA Acknowledgement, Latex Allergy Questionnaire, Confidentiality Form, Regulatory Compliance Education, Dress Code Policy, Hand Hygiene Policy, Fingernail Policy, and Orientation Modules (completed prior to start)
• Skills Checklist (unit specific, within 1 year)
• Competency Exams including Medication/Pharmacology and Dysrhythmia/EKG competency (annual updates required)

Additional Notes

• No weekends, call, or holidays required
• Night shift may require learning preoperative patient workup
• Candidates must be prepared to work in a high-acuity, fast-paced environment with a diverse surgical patient population
• Prior travel experience is not explicitly required for this position

This opportunity is ideal for experienced ICU RNs with strong critical care skills looking for a travel contract in a Level 1 Trauma Center PACU setting.