Emergency Department Clinical Nurse

BJC Healthcare; East St. Louis (IL); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) plan with employer match

Tuition assistance

Job summary

Memorial Hospital Belleville and Memorial Hospital Shiloh within the BJC Healthcare system seek a Registered Nurse for emergency and acute care, with a focus on direct patient care and family education. The role emphasizes safety, collaboration with the interprofessional team, and adherence to standards of nursing care.

Preferred candidates include Emergency Medicine RN experience and a Nursing Diploma/Associate's degree, with a Bachelor's degree in Nursing preferred.

Qualifications

• Direct patient care including assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation and evaluation.
• Promotes patient safety, quality and regulatory compliance.
• Plans and communicates care across the continuum.

Responsibilities

• Promotes patient and family centered care in a healing environment.
• Educates patients and families on illness/injury management and post-treatment home care.
• Participates in activities that promote patient safety, quality and regulatory compliance.
• Participates in professional development.
• Develops and documents plans of care with interprofessional team.
• Communicates the plan of care across the continuum.
• Uses nursing skills to assess and address physical, psychosocial, emotional needs.
• Assesses patient preferences, values and cultural needs.
• Safety-sensitive position requiring alertness.

Skills

RN license

Patient education

Clinical assessment

Care planning

Education

Nursing Diploma/Associate's - Nursing

Bachelor's Degree - Nursing

Job description

Additional Information About the Role

Amazing Unit to Work on!Additional Preferred RequirementsEmergency Medicine RN experience 60;

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 74;-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 PurposeProvides 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

ExperienceNo ExperienceSupervisor ExperienceNo Experience

Licenses & Certifications

RN

Preferred Requirements

EducationBachelor's Degree- Nursing

Experience

Benefits and Legal Statement

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