Travel GI Lab RN - $2,486 per week

American Traveler is seeking a travel nurse RN GI Lab for a travel nursing job in St. Joseph, Missouri.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: GI Lab
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 08/11/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 40 hours per week
• Shift: 8 hours, days
• Employment Type: Travel

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Days, 5x8hrs
• Hours: 40 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Aug 11, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced RN for a GI Lab position requiring at least 1 year of GI nursing experience and weekly on-call coverage.

Details

• Work in a GI Lab unit with 11 pre/post bays and 3 procedure rooms
• Unit exclusively services GI patients
• Adult-geriatric patient population
• Day shift schedule, 5x8 hours, 7:00 AM to 3:30 PM
• On-call required once per week from 3:30 PM to 7:00 AM
• 3 weekend on-call shifts per contract, Friday 3:30 PM to Monday 7:00 AM
• Involves procedures such as colonoscopy, EGD, EUS, ERCP, and esophageal varices banding
• Uses equipment including balloon dilators, electrosurgical units, ERBE, forceps, polyp snares, and lithotripters
• Responsibilities include circulating, specimen handling/labeling, IV starts, airway management, and conscious/MAC sedation recovery
• Both inpatient and outpatient endoscopy center settings

Requirements

• Active MO or compact RN license required, in hand prior to start date
• Current BLS and ACLS certifications required
• Minimum 1 year of GI Lab nursing experience required
• Previous travel experience required
• EPIC charting experience preferred
• Teaching hospital experience preferred
• Charge nurse experience preferred
• Skilled in interpretation/management of dysrhythmias
• Experience with Provation system preferred
• Two professional references required for consideration
• Copy of driver's license and Social Security card required for consideration

Additional Information

• Provide pre- and post-procedure care for GI patients including sedation recovery and airway management
• Grey scrub color required
• RTO limited to 2 requests per contract, must be submitted with candidate profile
• Previous employees must be separated from the facility for at least 1 year before returning as a traveler
• First-time travelers will not be considered for this position
• Local candidates accepted at a lower rate
• Candidates must reside at least 50 miles from the facility to qualify for travel rate
• Orientation includes up to 4 hours of non-billable training modules completed through MyPath

American Traveler Job ID #P-737781. Pay package is based on 8 hour shifts and 40 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: Travel RN - GI/Endoscopy

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