Charge Nurse (RN) - Telemetry - $36-58 per hour

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

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive medical, dental, vision

Life insurance

401(k) plan with match

Tuition Assistance

Paid Time Off

Charity and community programs

Job summary

BJC HealthCare is seeking a Telemetry Charge Nurse (RN) to lead a cardiac telemetry unit in Saint Louis, Missouri. The role emphasizes direct patient care, shift leadership, and clinical resource support for nursing staff.

The ideal candidate will have 2–5 years of nursing experience on telemetry with strong assessment, care planning, and collaboration skills to ensure patient safety and outcomes. This is a staff position with growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• RN required; 2–5 years preferred experience is listed in role overview.
• Telemetry unit experience highlighted as key specialty.
• Leadership and coordination responsibilities noted in Role Purpose.

Responsibilities

• Plan, direct, and coordinate unit activities on a designated shift.
• Provide direct patient care as needed and support nursing staff.
• Develop and implement care plans in collaboration with interprofessional team.
• Promote evidence-based practice and continuous improvement.
• Lead efforts to improve patient satisfaction and care quality.

Skills

Telemetry

RN

Leadership

Coordination

Education

Nursing Diploma/Associate's - Nursing

Bachelor's Degree - Nursing

Job description

Job Description & Requirements

BJC HealthCare is seeking a Telemetry Charge Nurse (RN) for a nursing job in Saint Louis, Missouri.

Specialty: Telemetry

Discipline: RN

Duration: Ongoing

Employment Type: Staff

Additional Information About the Role

Days position

Great position to grow leadership skills

Stable Tele unit

Additional Preferred Requirements

At least 2 years of nursing experience Overview

Christian Hospital has been serving St. Louis and the surrounding metro areas since 1903. U.S. News & World Report ranks Christian Hospital No. 5 in St. Louis for overall clinical excellence and No. 9 in Missouri, which puts us in the top 6% of all hospitals in the state! The U.S. News adult methodology ranks clinical specialties and rates common care procedures and conditions. Christian was nationally ranked as “high performing” in the clinical specialty of geriatrics and in the following seven of 21 common procedures and conditions: heart attack, heart failure, kidney failure, diabetes, COPD, pneumonia and stroke. High performing in a specialty means we were in the top 10% nationally of all evaluated hospitals for that specialty or procedure and condition.

Northwest HealthCare, six miles west of Christian, offers 24- hour emergency care, the Sleep Disorders Center and a variety of outpatient diagnostic and imaging services.

Preferred QualificationsRole Purpose

Under the direction of manager, plans, directs, and coordinates activities of a unit on a designated shift. Performs direct patient care as needed and functions as clinical resource to nursing and support staff. Assesses, plans, evaluates and documents the nursing process of assigned unit as needed.

Responsibilities

• Facilitates identification and resolution of gaps in care from hospitalization, at discharge, and into the ambulatory care setting. Critically assess patient data to proactively mitigate impending changes in condition and establishes consults to interprofessional team as appropriate.
• Leads the development and implementation of complex individual plans of care with defined goals in collaboration with other members of the interprofessional team and the patient, family, or caregiver in accordance with the established guidelines and standards of nursing care. Plan of care reflects application of expert holistic clinical knowledge and skill to anticipate and prioritize complex care needs, anticipate barriers, incorporating interprofessional team and caregiver/family input, and identifies opportunities to improve patient outcomes.
• Actively utilizes and champions scientific inquiry for evidence-based practices (e.g., participates in journal club, facilitates practice change based on new knowledge, recommends new standards of care or revisions to current standards, conduct a literature search to support unit or organizational goals, disseminate new knowledge obtained from relevant conference or continuing education). Explore opportunities to advance nursing practice (e.g., support a community service health event as a representative of the healthcare profession, patient/family education group, community advisory board, member of Ethics Advisory Committee, serve as adjunct faculty, leadership board in specialty organization).
• Analyzes gap in practice standards and provides feedback to peers in collaboration with leadership to enhance safe patient care. Leads the evaluation of the patient and family experience, and adjusts care provided to improve patient satisfaction and quality of care.
• 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 - NursingExperience
• 2-5 years
• Supervisor Experience
• No Experience
• Licenses & Certifications
• RN
• Preferred Requirements
• Education
• Bachelor's Degree - NursingExperience
• 5-10 years

Benefits and Legal StatementBJC 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
• 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
• *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

BJC HealthCare Job ID #108481. Posted job title: Team Lead/Charge RN - Cardiac Tele

About BJC HealthCare

BJC HealthCare is one of the largest nonprofit health care organizations in the United States, delivering services to residents primarily in the greater St. Louis, southern Illinois and southeast Missouri regions. With net revenues of $6.3 billion and more than 30,000 employees, BJC serves patients and their families in urban, suburban and rural communities through its 14 hospitals and multiple community health locations. Services include inpatient and outpatient care, primary care, community health and wellness, workplace health, home health, community mental health, rehabilitation, long-term care and hospice. BJC is the largest provider of charity care, unreimbursed care and community benefits in the state of Missouri. BJC and its hospitals and health service organizations provide $785.9 million annually in community benefit. That includes $410.6 million in charity care and other financial assistance to patients to ensure medical care regardless of their ability to pay. In addition, BJC provides additional community benefits through commitments to research, emergency preparedness, regional health care safety net services, health literacy, community outreach and community health programs and regional economic development.