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

Registered Nurse: Medical Surgical

Location: Saint Louis, Missouri Unit: 6900 GI/GU Contract Length: 16 weeks Employment Type: Travel/Contract

Schedule and Assignment

• Shift: Night, 4x12 hours (19:00 to 07:30)
• Hours: 12 hours per day, 48 hours per week
• Guaranteed Hours: 36 per week
• Weekend Requirement: Every other weekend
• Ratios: 1:4 to 1:6
• Float: Will float within service line to meet facility needs
• On-call: Not an on-call position
• Block schedule: Does not accommodate block scheduling
• First-time travelers: Does not accept first-time travelers
• Local candidates: Does not accept local candidates within a 75-mile radius
• Pending license: Accepts pending license
• RTO Restrictions: No more than 7 days

Patient Population and Unit Details

• Patient diagnoses: Ostomy, colon resection, colon cancer, bladder cancer, GU, medical overflow
• Unit type: High turnover surgery patient unit
• Drips administered on unit: Lidocaine (pain only), bicarbonate, bivalirudin, amiodarone (stable, non-titrated, occasionally)
• Other therapies: PCAs, epidurals, and CBIs with different irrigation solutions
• Procedures and protocols: Foley catheters, CBI (continuous bladder irrigation), TURPS, colorectal patient protocols
• Telemetry: Centralized telemetry; basic telemetry knowledge preferred

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
• 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 with feeding tubes
• Experience with PICC lines
• IV insertion skills
• Phlebotomy skills
• Experience with central line blood draws
• Blood product administration experience
• Colostomy care experience
• Experience with PCA
• Experience with titratable or cardiac IV medications
• Interpretation and management of dysrhythmias
• Experience with Epic

Onboarding and Compliance

• Background checks: Criminal background check (7-year search, completed within 6 months of start), education verification, and quarterly EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG searches; MO EDL search required for placements in Missouri
• Drug screen: Required within 1 year of start, must not expire during assignment
• Physical exam: Required within 1 year of start
• TB: Two negative PPDs or a T-Spot/Q-Gold within 1 year of start; yearly TB questionnaire
• Immunizations: Tdap (or declination), measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella titers or vaccines (or declination); Hepatitis B declination
• Influenza: Vaccine or medical/religious exemption required during flu season (10/01 to 03/31)
• Respirator fit test: Required; acceptable N95 models are 3M VFlex 1804 and 3M 1860
• Training: Regulatory compliance education quiz (score of 80% or higher), HIPAA acknowledgement, latex allergy questionnaire, confidentiality form, orientation modules (about 16 hours, required for all RNs)
• Competencies: Unit-specific competency exam, medication/pharmacology competency exam (as applicable), dysrhythmia/EKG competency exam
• Documentation: Unit-specific skills checklist within 1 year of start, employment application, two professional references, photo for badge (taken within 6 months of start)

Facility Highlights

• Facility type: Short-term acute care
• Designations: Magnet, teaching hospital, Level I Trauma Center
• Staffed beds: 1,266
• Scrub color: Navy
• Parking: Monthly parking passes available (fees apply); wear scrubs to orientation