Clinical Nurse PACU Weekend Option

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

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus Eligible

Comprehensive benefits

Weekend option

3/12s

Job summary

Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, MO, is seeking a Registered Nurse for Phase I PACU at Plaza West Tower. This nights/weekend option role advances patient recovery across neuro, transplant, ortho, ENT, cardio, vascular, thoracic, trauma and spine cases in a Magnet-certified hospital.

You'll work under the BJC RN Career Ladder, providing direct care, teaching families, and ensuring safety and regulatory compliance while pursuing professional development and career progression.

Qualifications

• Education: Nursing Diploma or Associate's degree is required.
• Licenses: RN license.
• Preferred: Bachelor's Degree in Nursing.
• Experience: No experience required; supervision experience not needed.

Responsibilities

• Provides direct patient care activities including assessment, diagnosis, planning implementation, and evaluation within the guidelines of nursing standards.
• Promotes patient and family centered care; educates patients and families on post-treatment home care and medication administration.
• Participates in safety, quality, and regulatory compliance; communicates the plan of care across the continuum.

Skills

Critical care experience

Nursing

Education

Nursing Diploma/Associate's - Nursing

Bachelor's Degree - Nursing

Job description

• Recover neuro, transplants,ortho, ENT, cardio, vascular, thoracic, trauma, spine patients
• Critical care experience preferred
• Bonus Eligible
• The BJC Registered 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

Barnes Jewish Hospital - Main Campus

Phase I PACU Plaza West Tower

• Weekend Option
• Nights-Friday, Saturday, Sunday
• 3/12s
• 24 hours of call per 6 week schedule
• 90 bed Phase I PACU
• Recover neuro, transplants,ortho, ENT, cardio, vascular, thoracic, trauma, spine patients
• Critical care experience preferred
• Bonus Eligible
• Comprehensive benefits
• The BJC Registered 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

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, PACU 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. The team has the opportunity to provide traditional PACU care as well as care for critically ill ICU patients, participate in new initiatives (hybrid surgical care, regional anesthesia).

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

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 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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