Telemetry RN
Saint Louis, Missouri
Christian Hospital

Registered Nurse: Telemetry

Location: Saint Louis, Missouri Facility type: Acute care hospital, 233 staffed beds Contract length: 13 weeks Employment type: Travel/Contract

Schedule and Assignment

• Unit: Telemetry Days
• Shift: Day, 3x12-hour shifts, 7:00 to 19:30
• Hours: 12 hours per day, 36 guaranteed hours per week
• Ratio: 1:5 to 1:6
• Weekends: 6 weekend shifts in a 6-week period
• On-call: Not required
• Block schedule: Not accommodated
• Floating: Clinician may float within scope to meet facility needs
• RTO: 7 days
• Parking: No cost
• Scrub color: Navy

Special Requirements

• Telemetry monitoring and reading rhythms
• Cardiac medications and drips, no titration

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Missouri
• 2 years of Med Surg / Telemetry experience, with experience within the last year
• BLS issued by the American Heart Association
• NIHSS
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• Experience working with cardiac patients
• Experience with cardiac or critical care drips

Eligibility

• First-time travelers are accepted.
• Candidates with a pending license are accepted.
• Local candidates are not accepted (75-mile local radius rule).

Onboarding and Compliance Requirements

Background and state checks

• Criminal background check within 6 months of start, with a 7-year search
• Education verification of highest nursing-related education
• EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG searches, run quarterly
• Missouri EDL search, run for each new assignment and renewed quarterly on assignment
• Missouri Highway Patrol check, renewed annually
• Employment application
• Two professional references

Health and immunizations

• Physical exam within 1 year of start
• TB: two negative PPDs (first within 1 year, second within 30 days of start), or a T-Spot or Q-Gold within 1 year of start
• Rubeola, mumps, rubella, and varicella: positive titer, two vaccines, or MD statement of immunity. Negative or equivocal titers require two boosters or a signed declination.
• Tdap vaccine or declination
• Hepatitis B declination (vaccination not required)
• Flu vaccine or medical/religious exemption required during flu season (10/01 to 03/31)
• Drug screen within 1 year of start, covering amphetamine/methamphetamine, barbiturates, benzodiazepines, cocaine, methadone, opiates/morphine, oxycodone/oxymorphone, and PCP. Must be updated annually.
• N95 fit test: 3M VFlex 1804 or 3M 1860. Facial hair must allow proper testing or be shaved.

Policies and documents

• Regulatory compliance education quiz, score of 80% or higher, updated annually
• HIPAA acknowledgement, latex allergy questionnaire, confidentiality form, hand hygiene policy, dress code policy, and fingernail policy (non-adherence may result in being sent home from shifts), all updated annually
• Badge photo taken within 6 months of start, head and shoulders, against a white background, with no hats, masks, sunglasses, or props