CVICU RN
Saint Louis, Missouri
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital

CVICU RN

Employment Type: Travel/Contract Specialty: Registered Nurse Location: St. Louis, Missouri Contract Length: 13 weeks Shift: Night, 3x12 hours (19:00 to 07:00) Hours: 12 hours per day, 36 hours per week Hospital: 356-bed non-profit academic medical center providing tertiary care Scrubs: Navy blue Parking: Onsite garage, no fee

Required Qualifications

• Valid Missouri RN license or compact license, with primary source verification before start
• CVICU experience, 2 years minimum
• CVICU experience within the last year
• ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) issued by American Heart Association or RQI
• NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certification, updated annually (any vendor accepted)
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• Impella and intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) experience, 2 years minimum
• Epic experience

Schedule and Assignment

• Every other weekend required
• No on-call requirement
• Float within scope to ICU, TCU, and all care areas for ICU/TCU patients, including the ED for ICU/TCU admit holds
• CPI (Crisis Prevention Institute) training required for ED float assignments (Crisis Consultant Group or Blue Card accepted)
• Locals not accepted (candidate must live more than 70 miles from the facility)
• First-time travelers accepted
• Return-to-operations (RTO) request must be submitted with the application; additional requests are at manager discretion
• Pending license accepted at manager discretion

Health and Compliance Requirements

• Criminal background check within 12 months of start, including SSN trace, 7-year county search, nationwide search, and sex offender search
• Missouri state-specific search required before start
• Negative drug screen within 12 months of start
• Negative TB test (PPD, QuantiFERON, or T-SPOT) within 12 months of start; TB questionnaire at start and annually
• Physical within 1 year of start, indicating good physical health
• Immunity documentation for measles (rubeola), mumps, rubella, and varicella
• Hepatitis B titer, series, or declination (new candidates only)
• Flu vaccine or medical/religious exemption required during flu season (hard deadline 12/5; declinations not accepted)
• Government-issued photo ID
• E-Verify required

Respirator Requirements

• Must be willing to be clean shaven for fit testing, with no exceptions
• PAPRs and CAPRs are not provided or accepted at this facility
• OSHA respirator clearance required before start
• Fit test completed onsite during the first week of orientation; the fit test record must be returned within two weeks of start or the assignment is at risk

Onboarding

• Badge photo: passport-style, plain white or off-white background, shoulders up, JPEG, no filters
• Confidentiality and security agreement and standards of ethical conduct, signed before start
• Facility modules completed by the compliance due date, with a transcript on file
• Impella online training required for ICU/CCU candidates (not needed for the Neuro ICU unit); proof of completion required
• Skills checklist required
• Post-start agency orientation checklist, returned within the first week