Travel RN - Emergency Dept

Travel RN - Emergency Dept

American Traveler

St. Louis, Missouri, United States

Assignment type: travel

Shift: Nights

Length (weeks): 13

Openings: 1

$2,103.79/week (estimated advertised weekly pay)

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced RN for an Emergency Department position requiring Level I Trauma Center experience and prior travel assignment history.

Details

• Level I Trauma Center, Magnet-designated, teaching hospital setting with 1,273 staffed beds
• Emergency Department unit with patient ratio of 4:1, occasionally flexing to 5:1
• Night shift schedule, 3x12 hours (6:00 PM-6:30 AM)
• Can sign for 36 or 48 hours per week
• Every other weekend required, with only Friday-Sunday weekend block scheduling available
• No floating outside of scope required
• No on-call requirements
• Frequently required to staff the behavioral health ED POD
• EPIC charting system used

Requirements

• Active MO or compact RN license required (must be in hand, no issuance tied to another compact state)
• BLS and ACLS certifications required
• TNCC certification required
• CPI, NIHSS certifications preferred
• 3 years of ER experience typically required; candidates with 2-3 years and Level I Trauma Center experience plus prior travel assignment will be considered
• Level I and Level II Trauma Center experience preferred
• Teaching hospital experience preferred
• EPIC charting experience required
• Prior travel nursing experience required
• Interpretation and management of dysrhythmias required
• Must pass Relias EKG exam covering interpretation/management of dysrhythmias
• Skills required include IV therapy/phlebotomy, blood product administration, central line care, starting and maintaining IVs, interpretation of ABGs, emergency medications, IV vasopressors, CVA care, gunshot wound and traumatic amputation care, cardiac monitoring, isolation precautions/PPE, and triage
• Preferred skills include acute psychosis, drug overdose, managing violent behavior, suicidal patient care, arterial line management, ventilated patient care, chest tube insertion/management, continuous IV sedation, procedural sedation administration/monitoring, neuro-trauma, spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury, and ortho trauma care
• Must have facial hair that allows for proper respirator fit testing or be willing to shave
• Charge RN experience preferred

Additional Information

• Provide emergency department nursing care across a wide range of acute, trauma, and behavioral health presentations
• Work within a Level I Trauma Center, Magnet-designated, teaching hospital environment
• Scrub color required: Navy Blue
• First-time travelers are not accepted for this position
• Local candidates within a 75-mile radius are not accepted
• Standard travelers must reside outside a 75-mile radius and may stay up to 18 months, followed by a required 3-month break in service
• Permanent BJC or Saint Luke's employees must wait 1 year before returning to any BJC facility as a traveler
• Travelers with less than 18 months tenure must complete an 18-month assignment period with a 3-month break before returning
• No more than 7 days of RTO allowed per 13-week contract, with no RTO permitted during the first week of the assignment
• Pending license candidates may be accepted depending on state requirements