PACU RN
Saint Louis, Missouri
Barnes-Jewish Hospital

PACU RN Travel Contract

Overview

• Location: Saint Louis, Missouri
• Employment type: Travel/Contract
• Shift: Day, 4x10 hours, 7:30 AM–6:00 PM
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Setting: Short-term acute care, Level I trauma center, Magnet and teaching hospital
• Unit type: PACU with IR pre/post recovery
• Patient population: Adults, occasional adolescents, and geriatric patients

Schedule and Work Expectations

• No weekends, holidays, or call
• Floating is limited to PACU or PreOp units
• Block scheduling is not available
• Night shift staff must learn pre-op workflow
• RTO limit: no more than 7 days

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Missouri
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• PACU - Post Anesthesia Care (2 years of experience)
• PACU - Post Anesthesia Care experience within the last year
• BLS - Basic Life Support issued by American Heart Association
• ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support issued by American Heart Association
• Experience in a(n) Inpatient setting
• Experience in a(n) Critical Care setting
• Dysrhythmia recognition and management
• Blood product administration
• Intravenous vasopressor administration
• Intracranial pressure (ICP) monitoring
• Care of ventilated patients
• Experience with Epic

Additional Notes

• Unit has 38 patient bays
• Average daily census: 70–90
• Surgical recovery includes neurosurgery, ENT, plastics, orthopedics, thoracic, vascular, trauma, general, colorectal, GYN, urological, electrophysiology, interventional radiology, and transplant cases
• Does not recover open heart surgeries or liver transplants
• Unit has its own PCT/transport team
• Local candidates are not accepted; home address must be at least 75 miles from the facility

Compliance and Pre-Start Items

• Government-issued ID required
• Background check required
• Education verification required
• References: 2 professional references
• Employment application required
• Skills checklist required
• Physical exam required within 1 year of start
• Drug testing required within 1 year of start
• Fit mask testing required
• TB documentation required
• Flu vaccination or approved exemption required during flu season
• Tdap vaccine or declination required
• Hepatitis B declination required
• HIPAA acknowledgement required
• Latex allergy questionnaire required
• Confidentiality form required
• Regulatory compliance education required
• Hand hygiene policy, fingernail policy, and dress code policy must be reviewed and signed
• Orientation modules required
• Vehicle registration form required for day shifts
• Photo for badge required