Trauma RN
Saint Louis, Missouri
Barnes-Jewish Hospital

Trauma RN

Overview

• Travel/Contract role in Saint Louis, Missouri
• Night shift: 4x12 hours, 19:00–7:30
• Can sign for 36 or 48 hours per week
• Start date: 3–4 weeks out per compliance tier
• Ratios: 1:4–6
• Every other weekend required
• On-call not required
• Floating within scope to meet facility needs is allowed
• Block scheduling is not accommodated
• Local candidates are not accepted; 75-mile radius rule applies
• Pending license is accepted
• Guaranteed hours

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Missouri
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• Med Surg (5 years of experience)
• Med Surg experience within the last year
• ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support issued by American Heart Association
• BLS - Basic Life Support issued by American Heart Association
• EKG interpretation and management of dysrhythmias
• Blood product administration
• Peripheral line care and management
• Phlebotomy
• Starting IVs
• Insulin administration
• PCA pump management
• Spinal cord injury care
• Traumatic brain injury care
• Peripheral nerve block catheter management

Unit / Patient Population

• RN/MS - Trauma
• Patient diagnoses come from ED, OR, or ICU
• Unit services include:

  • Geriatric trauma: 55 yo+
  • Trauma: abuse/violence victims, MVA, MVC, falls
  • Acute Care Surgery: appendicitis, gallbladders, hernia repairs, fistulas, wounds, burns, TBI

Preferred

• None stated

Additional Notes

• Scrub color: Navy Blue
• Charting: EPIC