Clinical Nurse Pre-op/post-op/PACU

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

Benefits offered by this job

Signing bonus

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Barnes-Jewish Hospital's Center for Advanced Medicine (Parkview Tower) seeks a PACU nurse to work in a fast-paced recovery area. The role supports ophthalmology, orthopedic, breast, flaps, vascular and gender affirmation surgeries with oversight from experienced surgeons and anesthesiologists.

Qualifications include one year of adult critical care or PCU experience, RN license, and BSN preferred with ADN considered. Signing bonus and comprehensive benefits are offered.

Qualifications

• One year adult critical care or PCU experience.
• BSN preferred; ADN candidates will be considered.
• RN license required.

Responsibilities

• Provides direct patient care in post-anesthesia care unit.
• Educates patients and families on post-operative care and medications.
• Promotes patient safety and quality with interprofessional team.
• Develops and documents plans of care with defined goals.
• Adapts quickly to fast-paced, high-acuity surgical environments.

Skills

Critical Care Experience

Nursing

Education

Nursing Diploma/Associate's

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

Barnes Jewish Hospital

Center for Advanced Medicine (Parkview Tower)

• Center for Advanced Medicine
• Monday-Friday
• 4/10 hour shifts
• Pre-op start time 5:30A
• Post-op start times 8A/9A
• 24 hours of call per 6 week schedule
• 34 bed PACU
• Recover ophthalmology, orthopedic, breast, flaps, vascular and gender reaffirming surgeries
• Signing bonus and comprehensive benefits

Additional Information About The Role

Barnes Jewish Hospital

Center for Advanced Medicine (Parkview Tower)

At Barnes-Jewish Hospital, our PACU nurses thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment that challenges clinical judgment and critical thinking while offering unparalleled opportunities for growth. Whether you’re passionate about fast-paced trauma cases or specialized surgeries, you can find your place here. We provide both traditional post-anesthesia care and specialized recovery for critically ill ICU-level patients.

• Center for Advanced Medicine
• Monday-Friday
• 4/10 hour shifts
• Pre-op start time 5:30A
• Post-op start times 8A/9A
• 24 hours of call per 6 week schedule
• 34 bed PACU
• No nights, holidays or weekends
• Recover ophthalmology, orthopedic, breast, flaps, vascular and gender reaffirming surgeries
• Signing bonus and comprehensive benefits

What You Bring

• One year adult critical care or PCU experience
• A commitment to BJC values of kindness, safety, excellence, respect and teamwork.
• BSN preferred will consider ADN 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, 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.

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

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

• Not all benefits apply to all jobs

Equal Opportunity Employer