Endoscopy Registered Nurse
St. Louis, Missouri
Missouri Baptist Medical Center

Registered Nurse – Endoscopy (Travel/Contract)

Location: Saint Louis, Missouri
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Job Details

• Specialty: Endoscopy Registered Nurse
• Shift: Day shift, 5 days per week, 8-hour shifts (typically 7:00 AM – 3:30 PM)
• Includes 2 late shifts per week (latest shift ends around 8 PM)
• No weekend or holiday shifts required
• No floating between facilities; may float within service line and scope
• Call coverage required occasionally for after-hours shifts
• Average daily census: 80 procedures, 47 patient visits per day, 5 procedure rooms
• Patient ratio experience required: 1 nurse to 3 patients
• Initial training/assignment in pre-procedure and post-op areas; potential to train in procedure rooms after skills assessment
• Bonus if experienced in advanced/biliary procedure rooms

Required Qualifications

• Valid Registered Nurse (RN) license in Missouri
• Minimum 1 year of Endoscopy nursing experience within the last year
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) or Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification issued by the American Heart Association
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification
• Experience with opioid analgesics, propofol, and reversal agents
• Ability to recover monitored anesthesia care (MAC) sedation
• Proficiency in colonoscopy, endoscopic ultrasound (EUS), and esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) procedures
• Experience maintaining a 1:3 patient ratio
• Experience using the Epic electronic health record system

Additional Information

• Locals within 75 miles of the facility are not accepted for this travel assignment
• Free parking available
• Scrub color: clean and professional, no specific color required
• No floating outside service line
• Facility provides full support for GI procedures
• Candidates without prior travel experience are accepted (first-time travelers welcome)

Summary

This is a 13-week travel Registered Nurse position in Endoscopy, requiring at least 1 year of specialty experience, BLS certification, and proficiency with specific endoscopic procedures and sedation recovery. The role involves day shifts with occasional late shifts, no weekends or holidays, and some after-hours call coverage. Candidates must meet comprehensive health, background, and licensing requirements and complete facility-specific orientation and competency exams. Prior travel experience is not required.