Clinical Nurse GI/GU PRN

Barnes-Jewish Hospital; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental/Vision insurance

Retirement plan

Job summary

Barnes-Jewish Hospital at Washington University Medical Center, the largest hospital in Missouri, offers a career ladder for Registered Nurses to advance within a high-performing academic to community setting.

The RN Career Ladder emphasizes development, leadership, collaboration, and education, with opportunities to advance to higher ladder levels while aligned pay increases accompany new job descriptions.

Qualifications

• Direct patient care within nursing standards of care.
• Interprofessional collaboration as part of care planning.

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.
• Develops, implements, and documents individual plans of care with defined goals in collaboration with other members of the interprofessional team.
• Proactively plans and ensures communication of the plan of care across the continuum of care.

Education

Nursing Diploma/Associate's

Nursing

Bachelor's Degree

RN

Job description

• The BJC Registerd Nurse 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.

Additional Information About The Role

• The BJC Registerd Nurse 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.

Overview

Additional Preferred Requirements

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. GI/GU Service is consistently ranked in the top 20 in the nation by U.S. News & World Reports. We care for a diverse population of patients needing colorectal and urology surgery. We are leaders in providing Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) care. Our surgeons are leading the way in refining surgical procedures and non-operative techniques, to reduce pain, complications, and to improve outcomes. We are a 38 bed surgical unit with a goal of providing excellent care to all of our patients. Our average nurse to patient ratio is 1:4. We offer a knowledgeable staff willing to assist you with your learning process during orientation and beyond, and a learning environment to help you grow in knowledge, skills, and confidence.

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

Supervisor Experience

• No Experience

Licenses & Certifications

• RN

Preferred Requirements

Education

• Bachelor's Degree


• Nursing

Experience

Benefits and Legal Statement

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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 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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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 an employee assigned to this job.

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