Cardiac ICU Registered Nurse

Missouri; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

12 Hour Shifts

Shift Differentials

BSN Differential

Job summary

Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, MO is seeking an RN for the Cardiac ICU (CICU) with a focus on direct patient care in a high-acuity setting. This role emphasizes top-of-license practice, safety, and patient-family engagement.

Educate patients and families on illness management, collaborate with a multidisciplinary team, and document care plans. BSN or ADN/BSN with a pathway for career ladder is preferred; nurses are supported in ongoing professional growth.

Qualifications

• Direct patient care activities including assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation and evaluation.
• Experience or exposure to CICU/CCU nursing care and cardiology units.
• Ability to educate patients and families on illness management and medications.

Responsibilities

• Promotes patient and family centered care in a healing environment.
• Educates patients and their families on illness management and home care.
• Participates in activities that promote patient safety, quality and regulatory compliance.
• Participates in professional development.
• Develops, implements, and documents care plans with goals in collaboration with the team and patient/family.
• Communicates the plan of care across the continuum of care.
• Uses nursing skills to assess physical, psychosocial, and emotional needs.

Skills

Nursing care

Critical care

Patient education

Education

Nursing Diploma/Associate's

Bachelor's Degree - Nursing

Job description

Additional Information About the Role

Are you an RN interested in growing your career at an award winning hospital?

Benefits Eligible(3)

• 12 Hour Shifts - 7:00pm-7:30am
• Shift Differentials for Nights/Weekends/Holidays
• BSN Differential

Additional Preferred Requirements

• Critical Care or Cardiac Experience Preferred
• Accept ADN/BSN/MSN Candidates

BJC Career Ladder

The BJC RN Career Ladder differentiates BJC as the place for nurses to work in the greater St. Louis area.This is a tool to empower nurses to work at the top of their license and own their career progression.The BJC RN Career Ladder promotes professional development, leadership, collaboration, education, and service excellence and gives staff the opportunity to continue doing what they do best - caring for patients - while having the opportunity to advance to the next step in their career.Moves to higher ladder levels will result in a percentage increase of current pay that aligns with the new job description.

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Overview

Barnes-Jewish Hospital at Washington University Medical Center is the largest hospital in Missouri and is ranked as one of the nation's top hospitals by U.S. News & World Report. Barnes-Jewish Hospital's staff is composed of full-time academic faculty and community physicians of Washington University School of Medicine, supported by a house staff of residents, interns, fellows and other medical professionals. Recognizing its excellence in nursing care, Barnes-Jewish Hospital was the first adult hospital in Missouri to be certified as a Magnet Hospital by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. The Cardiac ICU (CICU) or Coronary ICU (CCU) at Barnes-Jewish Hospital is a 15-bed intensive care unit that specializes in the care of patients experiencing cardiogenic shock, myocardial infarction, heart failure, arrythmias, and cardiac arrest, among other diagnoses. The CICU nursing staff are highly skilled in the care for critically ill patients, and are trained to specialize in the care of specific devices, such as Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumps, Impella, and Left Ventricular Assist Devices (LVAD), along with critical care lines and interventions such as Swan-Ganz catheters, arterial lines, central lines, ventilators, dialysis, and targeted temperature management. Our CICU team consists of Cardiology Attendings, Fellows, Residents, Registered Nurses, Pharmacists, Patient Care Technicians, Unit Secretaries, Respiratory Therapists, Case Managers, and Social Workers. Our comprehensive multidisciplinary approach ensures we are taking the most excellent care of our patients and their families. Nurse to patient ratios are usually 1:2 or 1:1, depending on acuity.

Preferred Qualifications

Role PurposeProvides 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
• Supervisor Experience
• No Experience

Licenses & Certifications

RN

Preferred Requirements

Education

Bachelor's Degree- Nursing

Benefits and Legal Statement

BJC Total RewardsAt 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
• Tuition 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

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Benefits Summary

.*Not all benefits apply to all jobsThe 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.

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