Are there PACU travel nursing jobs near St. Louis, Missouri?
Yes! Advantis Medical frequently staffs PACU travel RN jobs in St. Louis and nearby areas like Springfield (65806), Columbia (65201) and Kansas City (64106). This assignment offers $2,007 per week and is one of our top current opportunities.
What are the licensing requirements for working as a travel nurse in Missouri?
What kind of hospital is Barnes-Jewish, and what will RNs work on?
It's the largest hospital in Missouri and the adult teaching hospital for Washington University School of Medicine — a high-acuity academic center with deep ICU, step-down, and med/surg units plus cardiac, transplant, oncology, and Level I trauma service lines.
What EMR does Barnes-Jewish use?
Epic. BJC HealthCare and Washington University went live on a single Epic system in 2018, so documentation is consistent across the campus.
Is Barnes-Jewish a Magnet hospital?
Yes — it was the first adult hospital in Missouri to earn ANCC Magnet recognition, so there's an established shared-governance and professional-practice culture.
How busy is the emergency department?
The ED is an ACS-verified Level I trauma center running about 80,000 visits a year.
What specialty programs can RNs gain experience in?
The Heart & Vascular Center, the Washington University and Barnes-Jewish Transplant Center, and Siteman Cancer Center — the only NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center in Missouri and within 240 miles of St. Louis.
Explore St. Louis, MO
Several hospital corridors stretch across St. Louis, MO, a long-established clinical market on the Missouri side of the river. Meeting that regional demand calls for travelers to staff surgical suites and labor-and-delivery units regularly. Much of the patient flow runs through Barnes-Jewish Hospital and SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital. Clayton, University City, and Maplewood offer handy places to live, and the MetroLink light rail simplifies cross-town trips to the medical centers, so many travelers skip the car. Between the academic and community campuses, contracts turn over often enough to keep travelers booked. When the workday ends, the green space of Forest Park is an easy escape from the hospital.
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