Clinical Nurse OR Trauma Bonus Eligible

BJC HealthCare; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus eligible-$20,000

Student loan repayment assistance

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Barnes-Jewish Hospital at Washington University Medical Center in Missouri seeks an OR nurse to join a Level I trauma program. The OR team operates across multiple services, providing opportunities to advance skills in acute critical care, trauma, plastics, and orthopedic procedures.

You will work in a fast-paced environment that values clinical judgment and teamwork. Nights are 3/12-hour shifts Monday–Friday with self-scheduling, 1830–0700, no call and no weekends, and 1–2 holidays.

Qualifications

• RN license required.
• Nursing diploma or associate's degree required; bachelor's preferred.
• OR experience in a high-acuity setting is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care in the OR with assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation.
• Collaborate with interprofessional team to develop and communicate care plans.
• Promote patient safety and quality standards within the surgical environment.
• Educate patients and families on post-operative care, medications and discharge planning.
• Adapt to a fast-paced trauma/acute care setting with critical thinking and clinical judgment.

Skills

RN license

OR experience

Teamwork

Education

Nursing Diploma/Associate's

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

Additional Information About the Role

Barnes Jewish Hospital

OR Pod 2 Acute Critical Care/Trauma

At Barnes Jewish Hospital, our OR nurses excel in a fast-paced environment that challenges clinical judgement and critical thinking while offering unparalleled opportunities for growth. Barnes-Jewish Hospital's trauma program has earned the distinction of Level I verification from the American College of Surgeons, the highest national recognition possible.

Position Highlights:

• 14 operating rooms
• Acute Critical Care Surgery/Trauma, Ortho Trauma (OTS), Plastics, Upper Extremity, Reconstructive Joint Surgery, Ortho Oncology
• Nights 3/12 hour shifts Monday-Friday
  • Self-schedule
  • 1830-0700
  • NO CALL, NO WEEKENDS
  • 1-2 holidays
• Bonus eligible-$20,000
• Student loan repayment assistance
• Comprehensive benefits

What you bring:

• OR experience preferred
• Passion for working in a close-knit team environment
• Commitment to the orientation process
  • 6-9 months, 4/10 hour shifts (0630-1900)
  • willing to scrub and circulate
• Honor BJC values of kindness, safety, excellence, respect and teamwork
• BSN preferred will consider AD-N candidates

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.

At Barnes-Jewish Hospital, OR nurses find the kind of fast-paced environment that will test their professional judgment and critical thinking skills, and encourage tremendous growth. It's an exhilarating place to build a nursing career. Here, you'll work with world-renowned surgeons and anesthesiologists assist on unique and complex procedures, work with the latest technologies and treatments and play a vital role in developing new procedures and treatment protocols. In fact, people from all over the nation and the world come to Barnes-Jewish for our surgical specialties.

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

• <2 years

Benefits and Legal Statement

BJC 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

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