Stepdown RN
Saint Louis, Missouri
Barnes-Jewish Hospital

RN Telemetry/Step-Down

Location and Facility

• Location: Saint Louis, Missouri
• Facility type: Short-term acute care, magnet and teaching hospital
• Trauma level: Level I Trauma Center
• Total staffed beds: 1,266
• Scrub color: Navy blue

Assignment Details

• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Start date: 3 to 4 weeks out, depending on compliance tier
• Shift: Day, 4 x 12 hours (7:00 to 19:30)
• Hours: 36 or 48 hours per week (can sign for either)
• Nurse-to-patient ratio: 1:4 to 5
• Weekends: Every other weekend
• Guaranteed hours: Yes
• On-call: Not required
• Block schedule: Not accommodated
• Float: Clinician may float within scope to meet facility needs
• Time off requests (RTO): No more than 7 days of RTO per 13-week contract
• Local radius rule: 75 miles

Requirements

• Valid RN license in Missouri
• 2 years of stepdown experience, including experience within the last year
• Experience working with cardiac patients
• Experience with cardiac drips
• Telemetry experience
• ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) issued by the American Heart Association
• BLS issued by the American Heart Association
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)

Onboarding and Compliance

• Background: Criminal background check (7-year search) within 6 months of start, plus federal exclusion checks and Missouri state searches, renewed quarterly or annually as applicable
• Education: Verification of highest nursing-related education
• Health: Physical exam within 1 year of start; TB testing (two PPDs or a T-Spot/Q-Gold); Tdap or declination; measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella immunity; hepatitis B declination; annual flu vaccination or exemption during flu season; N95 fit test
• Drug screen: Required within 1 year of start, must remain valid through the assignment
• Documents: Government-issued ID, employment application, two professional references, badge photo, and signed confidentiality, HIPAA, hand hygiene, dress code, and fingernail policies
• Training: Facility regulatory compliance quiz (80% to pass) and about 16 hours of orientation modules