Clinical Nurse - OR Experience, Direct Patient Care

BJC HealthCare; Illinois; On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Alton Memorial Hospital, part of BJC HealthCare, seeks a registered nurse to provide direct patient care and coordinate care within the interprofessional team in Alton, Illinois.

Role emphasizes assessment, planning, and evaluation of care, patient education, safety, and regulatory compliance; OR experience preferred; on-call schedule includes weekly calls and every 7-8th weekend calls. Requires RN licensure.

Qualifications

• Nursing diploma/associate's degree required.
• RN license required.
• No supervisory experience required.

Responsibilities

• Promotes patient- and family-centered care in a healing environment.
• Educates patients and families on illness management, post-treatment home care, and medication administration.
• Develops, implements, and documents plans of care with defined goals in collaboration with the interprofessional team and patient/family.
• Proactively plans and communicates the plan of care across the continuum of care.
• Uses critical nursing skills to assess and evaluate physical, psychosocial, and emotional needs per standards of care.
• Assess patient preferences and cultural/spiritual needs and barriers to involvement in care.
• This is a safety-sensitive position requiring alertness and safe performance of duties.

Skills

Direct patient care

Assessment

Planning implementation

Evaluation

Interprofessional collaboration

Education

Nursing Diploma/Associate's - Nursing

Bachelor's Degree - Nursing

Job description

Alton Memorial Hospital, part of BJC HealthCare, seeks a registered nurse to provide direct patient care and coordinate care within the interprofessional team in Alton, Illinois.

Role emphasizes assessment, planning, and evaluation of care, patient education, safety, and regulatory compliance; OR experience preferred; on-call schedule includes weekly calls and every 7-8th weekend calls. Requires RN licensure.