Clinical Nurse Pre-op/post-op/PACU

Missouri Baptist Medical Center; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 62,000 - 78,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Tuition assistance

401(k) match

Paid time off

Retirement contribution

Job summary

Missouri Baptist Medical Center is seeking a Registered Nurse to provide direct patient care in a fast‑paced hospital setting. You will assess, plan, implement and evaluate care while educating patients and families on disease management and home care.

The role emphasizes collaboration with an interprofessional team, adherence to nursing standards, and a focus on patient safety and quality outcomes within a Magnet‑designated hospital environment.

Qualifications

• RN licensure required.
• Education: Nursing Diploma or Associate’s degree.

Responsibilities

• Provides direct patient care including assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation and evaluation.
• Educates patients and families on illness management and post‑treatment home care.
• Promotes patient safety and participates in quality and regulatory activities.
• Develops and documents care plans in collaboration with the interprofessional team and family.
• Adheres to standards of nursing care and communicates across the continuum of care.

Skills

Patient Care

Assessment

Communication

Education

Nursing Diploma/Associate’s

Job description

Overview

Missouri Baptist Medical Center, an acute care hospital in St. Louis County, offers a full continuum of medical and surgical services, including heart care, cancer, women and infants, breast health, gastrointestinal, orthopedic, stroke, therapy, wound and pain management services. The hospital has a 24‑hour adult emergency department and cares for pediatric patients at a separate emergency department in collaboration with St. Louis Children’s Hospital. Missouri Baptist is the first and only hospital in St. Louis County to be named a Magnet® hospital by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). This prestigious designation is the highest credential a health care organization can receive for nursing excellence and quality patient care. Less than nine percent of hospitals nationwide achieve this recognition. Additionally, U.S. News & World Report ranked the hospital #2 in the St. Louis metro area.

Missouri Baptist Medical Center’s Surgical Services department consists of 22 operating rooms, which include three heart team rooms and the da Vinci robotic surgical system.

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. Assesses 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
• Experience: No experience required
• Supervisor Experience: No experience required
• Licenses & Certifications: RN

Preferred Requirements

• Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing
• Procedural or critical care experience preferred
• Pre/post or critical care experience preferred
• Work pre/post‑op, outpatient recovery, interventional pulmonology
• 4–10 hour shifts
• Start times vary
• 2 weeknight call shifts per 6‑week schedule
• One 24‑hour call shift every 8–10 weeks
• 23 operating rooms
• Comprehensive benefits

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, 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

Equal Opportunity Employer.