Emergency Department Clinical Nurse

Confidential; Belleville (IL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

BJC Total Rewards

Comprehensive medical, dental, vision,

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401(k) plan with match

Tuition Assistance

Flexible Spending Accounts

Paid Time Off

Adoption assistance

Job summary

Memorial Hospital Belleville is seeking an experienced RN for the Emergency Department, providing direct patient care, assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation with the interprofessional team. Promotes patient- and family-centered care, patient education, safety, and regulatory compliance; the hospital is Magnet-recognized with comprehensive benefits and professional development opportunities.

This role requires nursing licensure and preferred Bachelor's degree; prior Emergency

Qualifications

• RN license required.
• Nursing Diploma or Associate's degree required.
• Bachelor's degree in Nursing preferred.
• Emergency Department experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Promotes patient- and family-centered care in a healing environment.
• Educates patients and their families on illness/injury management and home care needs.
• Participates in activities that promote patient safety, quality and regulatory compliance.
• Participates in professional development.
• 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 patients" needs according to standards of care.
• This is a safety-sensitive position requiring alertness and safe practices.

Skills

Patient care

Assessment

Education

Interprofessional collaboration

Regulatory compliance

Education

Nursing Diploma/Associate's

Bachelor's Degree in Nursing

Job description

Additional Information About the Role

Amazing Unit to Work on!

Additional Preferred Requirements

Emergency Medicine RN experience

Overview

Memorial Hospital Belleville is an acute care hospital offering medical and surgical services plus critical and emergency care including Children’s at Memorial for pediatric emergency care. It provides patients a full complement of diagnostic and treatment services as well as heart and vascular care. Memorial, offering medical and surgical services plus critical care, is an accredited Chest Pain Center with PCI by the Society of Cardiovascular Patient Care and is designated as an Acute Stroke Ready Hospital by the Illinois Department of Public Health. In addition, Memorial Belleville recently was accredited by the American College of Radiology as a designated Lung Cancer Screening Center. Since 2008, it has been designated as a Magnet-recognized organization for nursing excellence by the American Nurses Credentialing Center.

Memorial Hospital Shiloh , a 94-bed, all-private suite hospital was recognized with Magnet status in 2018 and provides emergency care, labor & delivery, nursery, medical and surgical services plus critical care.

The Emergency Department manages a broad spectrum of emergencies including cardiopulmonary arrest, trauma, motor vehicle accidents, industrial accidents, and child and domestic violence injuries.

Critical adult, pediatric and burn patients are transferred to specialty hospitals in St. Louis, Missouri. Helicopter and advance life support ambulances are utilized.

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

• Not listed (just placeholder given above)

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