Acute & Intermediate Med/Surg Clinical Nurse RN

BJC Healthcare; East St. Louis (IL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-On Bonus

Nursing Career Ladder

Student Loan Repayment

Tuition Assistance

Nursing Scholarships

Paid Parental Leave

Fertility Benefits

NCLEX Study Support

Job summary

Memorial Hospital Belleville in Belleville, IL, is seeking an RN for our Acute and Intermediate Med/Surg Units. The role focuses on inpatient care across orthopedics, neuroscience, cardiovascular, and general surgery with 24/7 coverage and comprehensive nursing support services.

Responsibilities include assessment, care planning, and evaluation, plus patient education and collaboration with the interprofessional team. Sign-on bonus available; multiple career‑advancement options exist.

Qualifications

• Nursing diploma or associate degree required.
• RN licensure in good standing.
• Bachelor's degree preferred for advancement.

Responsibilities

• Provides direct patient care including assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation.
• Educates patients and families on illness management and post-discharge care.
• Promotes patient safety and participates in interdisciplinary team communication.

Skills

RN nursing

Education

Nursing Diploma/Associate's- Nursing

Bachelor's Degree- Nursing

Job description

Additional Information About the Role

We are searching for RN's at Memorial Hospital Belleville - Shiloh in our Acute and Intermediate Med/Surg Units! These areas include inpatient floors managing general medical-surgical diagnoses, post-operative recovery, and step-down care across multiple specialties including Orthopedics, Neurosciences, Cardiovascular, and General Surgery. Our Medical-Surgical Units provide comprehensive, 24-hour care for adult patients with a wide range of medical, surgical, telemetry, oncology, and specialty care needs. These units care for patients with complex medical conditions, multiple co-morbidities, respiratory and renal disorders, infectious diseases requiring isolation precautions, and bariatric care needs. Services include pre- and post-operative care, cardiac and vascular intervention recovery, inpatient chemotherapy administration, and specialized care for patients with new tracheostomies. Together, the Medical-Surgical Units deliver coordinated, patient-centered care across the continuum of hospitalization.

• Up to $7,500 Sign-On Bonus
• Nursing Career Ladder
• Up to $20,000 for Student Loan Repayment
• Up to $4,500 annually in Tuition Assistance
• Nursing Scholarship Opportunities
• Paid Parental Leave
• Fertility Benefits
• Option to start as a PCT with paid time off to study for the NCLEX

Overview

Memorial Hospital Belleville is an acute care hospital offering medical and surgical services plus critical and emergency care including Children’s at Memorial for pediatric emergency care. It provides patients a full complement of diagnostic and treatment services as well as heart and vascular care. Memorial, offering medical and surgical services plus critical care, is an accredited Chest Pain Center with PCI by the Society of Cardiovascular Patient Care and is designated as an Acute Stroke Ready Hospital by the Illinois Department of Public Health. In addition, Memorial Belleville recently was accredited by the American College of Radiology as a designated Lung Cancer Screening Center. Since 2008, it has been designated as a Magnet - recognized organization for nursing excellence by the American Nurses Credentialing Center.

Memorial Hospital Shiloh, a 94-bed, all-private suite hospital was recognized with Magnet status in 2018 and provides emergency care, labor & delivery, nursery, medical and surgical services plus critical care.

2 Center is a 29-bed unit providing nursing care for oncology and medical-surgical patients, including administering inpatient chemotherapy.

Preferred Qualifications

Role Purpose

Provides direct patient care activities including assessment, diagnosis, planning implementation, and evaluation within the guidelines of the standards of nursing care.

Responsibilities

• Promotes patient and family centered care in a healing environment.
• Educates patients and their families on how to manage their illness or injury, including post treatment home care needs and medication administration.
• Participates in activities that promote patient safety, quality and regulatory compliance.
• Participates in professional development.
• Develops, implements, and documents individual plans of care with defined goals in collaboration with other members of the interprofessional team and patient, family or caregiver in accordance with the established guidelines and standards of nursing care.
• Proactively plans and ensures communication of the plan of care across the continuum of care.
• Uses critical nursing skills to assess and evaluate physical, psychosocial, and emotional needs according to standards of care.
• Assess patient preferences and barriers to involvement in care, including their values, emotional, spiritual, cultural, and population-specific needs.
• BJC has determined this is a safety-sensitive position. The ability to work in a constant state of alertness and in a safe manner is an essential function of this job.

Minimum Requirements

Education

• Nursing Diploma/Associate's- Nursing

Experience

• No Experience

Licenses & Certifications

• RN

Preferred Requirements

Education

• Bachelor's Degree- Nursing

Benefits and Legal Statement

BJC Total Rewards At BJC we’re committed to providing you and your family with benefits and resources to help you manage your physical, emotional, social and financial well-being.

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vison, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date
• Disability insurance* paid for by BJC
• Annual 4% BJC Automatic Retirement Contribution
• 401(k) plan with BJC match
• Tuitio N Assistance available on first day
• BJC Institute for Learning and Development
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time
• Adoption assistance

Benefits Summary

.*Not all benefits apply to all jobs

The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this position. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Equal Opportunity Employer