Cardiovascular Diagnostics - Clinical Nurse (PRN)

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

Job summary

Missouri Baptist Medical Center in St. Louis County is seeking a registered nurse to join the Cardiac Testing team. The role provides direct patient care within established nursing standards, including assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation in collaboration with cardiologists and other professionals.

The department focuses on cardiac disease evaluation and patient education, with emphasis on safety, family-centered care, and timely communication across the care continuum.

Qualifications

• Nursing diploma or associate's degree in nursing.
• RN license required; Bachelor's degree in Nursing preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provides direct patient care activities including assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation.
• Educates patients and families on illness management, home care needs and medication administration.
• Promotes patient safety, quality and regulatory compliance; participates in professional development.
• Develops and documents care plans with defined goals in collaboration with the interprofessional team.
• Communicates plan of care across the continuum of care; assesses patient preferences and barriers to involvement in care.

Education

Nursing Diploma/Associate's - Nursing

Job description

Additional Information About the Role

Additional Information About the Role8 hour shifts7AM-3:30PMNo weekends, holidays, or callAdditional Preferred RequirementsMust have cardiac, ED, or ICU experience

Overview

Missouri Baptist Medical Center, an acute care hospital in St. Louis County, offers a full continuum of medical and surgical services, including heart care, cancer, women and infants, breast health, gastrointestinal, orthopedic, stroke, therapy, wound and pain management services. The hospital has a 24-hour adult emergency department and cares for pediatric patients at a separate emergency department in collaboration with St. Louis Children's Hospital.

Missouri Baptist is the first and only hospital in St. Louis County to be named a Magnet hospital by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). The prestigious designation is the highest credential a health care organization can receive for nursing excellence and quality patient care. This recognition has been accomplished by less than nine percent of hospitals nationwide. Additionally, U.S. News & World Report ranked the hospital #2 in the St. Louis metro area.

Missouri Baptist Medical Center Cardiac Testing department is a diagnostic testing center which focuses on identifying and evaluating cardiac disease processes. The department is comprised of RNs, cardiac sonographers, ECG techs, Nuclear Medicine technologists and administrative staff. The Cardiac Testing staff works in collaboration with Cardiologists to deliver high quality services to patients and their physicians.

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

EducationNursing Diploma/Associate's- Nursing

Experience

No ExperienceSupervisor ExperienceNo ExperienceLicenses & CertificationsRNPreferred RequirementsEducationBachelor's Degree- Nursing

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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