Med Surg/Telemetry Float RN
Saint Louis, Missouri
Barnes-Jewish Hospital

Registered Nurse – MS/Tele Float

Overview

• Location: Saint Louis, Missouri
• Employment type: Travel/Contract
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Shift: Night, 4x12 hours (19:00 to 07:30)
• Hours: 12 hours per day, 48 hours per week (can sign for 36 or 48 hours per week)
• Guaranteed hours: 36 per week
• Nurse-to-patient ratio: 1:4-6

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Missouri
• Med Surg / Telemetry experience (2 years)
• Med Surg / Telemetry experience within the last year
• One completed travel assignment
• ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) issued by the American Heart Association
• BLS issued by the American Heart Association
• Associate of Science in Nursing (Associate Degree in Nursing)
• IV insertion skills

Float Scope

• The nurse floats shift to shift within the facility's inpatient areas, excluding W/I and L&D.
• Units: Med Surg, Trauma, Oncology, Heart and Vascular, Neuro, Medicine, COVID, and ED Holding/Boarding
• Some floors are primary nursing.

Schedule and Policies

• On-call: not required
• Block schedule: not accommodated
• First-time travelers: not accepted
• Local candidates: not accepted within a 75-mile radius
• Pending license: accepted

Compliance and Onboarding

• Background: Criminal background check within 6 months of start (7-year search), education verification, and quarterly federal exclusion checks (EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG). Missouri EDL search required, plus a Missouri Highway Patrol check renewed annually.
• Health: Physical exam within 1 year of start; drug screen within 1 year (must not expire during assignment); TB testing (2 negative PPDs within 1 year and 30 days of start, or a T-Spot or Q-Gold within 1 year) and yearly TB questionnaire; measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella immunity (titer, 2 vaccines, or MD statement); Tdap or declination; Hepatitis B declination; flu vaccine or exemption during flu season (10/01 to 03/31); annual N95 fit test (3M 1804 or 1860).
• Training and documents: Orientation modules (about 16 hours, completed online), a basic dysrhythmia exam, a unit competency exam, employment application, two professional references, badge photo taken within 6 months of start, and facility policy acknowledgments (HIPAA, hand hygiene, fingernail, dress code, confidentiality, and latex allergy).
• Clarification needed: The source conflicts on whether ACLS is required for this unit. Confirm with the recruiter.

Facility Details

• Short-term acute care hospital
• Teaching hospital, Level Trauma
• 1,259 staffed beds
• Scrub color: navy
• Charting system: EPIC
• Parking: monthly passes available at additional cost; orientation requires wearing scrubs.