Travel RN - Med/Surg Float Pool

Travel RN - Med/Surg Float Pool

American Traveler

St. Louis, Missouri, United States

Position ID: P-765922

Position status: Open

Assignment type: travel

Shift: Days

Length (weeks): 15

Openings: 1

Start date: 2026-11-02T00:00:00.000Z

$2,342.00/week (estimated advertised weekly pay)

Description

American Traveler is hiring a Med/Surg Float Pool RN with 2+ years of MS/Tele experience and ACLS/BLS certification for a short-term acute care hospital setting.

Details

• Floats within the Med/Surg service line, including medical, surgical, oncology, neuro, cardiology, and renal units
• Patient ratios of 1:5-6 on days and weekends and 1:6 on nights
• Day shift schedule of 3x12 hour shifts (6:45 AM-7:15 PM)
• Required to work every other weekend or a minimum of 6 weekend shifts per 6-week schedule, plus holiday rotation
• No on-call requirements
• Uses EPIC charting system
• Utilizes lift devices, ceiling lifts, and bladder scanners (training provided)

Requirements

• Active MO or compact RN license required (must match permanent residence for compact)
• BLS and ACLS certifications required
• NIHSS certification preferred
• Minimum 2 years of MS/Tele nursing experience required
• IV start and telemetry experience required
• Skilled in central and peripheral line care, cardiac monitoring, dysrhythmia management, and telemetry remote monitoring
• Experience with isolation precautions/PPE and wound care/wound vac
• Experience with feeding tube care, HFNC, and PCA preferred
• Must be clean-shaven or have facial hair allowing for proper respirator fit testing

Additional Information

• First-time travelers are accepted for this role
• Provides direct patient care across multiple medical specialty units based on daily staffing needs
• Receives unit assignment via call-in up to 1 hour before scheduled shift start when in float pool
• Navy blue scrubs required
• No block scheduling accommodations available
• Maximum of 7 days RTO per 13-week contract, with no RTO allowed during the first week of the assignment
• Does not accept local candidates within a 75-mile radius
• Standard travelers may work up to an 18-month period before requiring a 3-month break in service
• Former permanent employees must wait 1 year before returning to any facility within the health system as a traveler

Hours per week: 36

Hours per shift: 12