ER Nurse - Fast-Paced Acute Care & Patient Impact

Confidential; Alton (IL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Disability insurance paid for by BJC

401(k) plan with BJC match

Tuition Assistance

Job summary

Alton Memorial Hospital in Illinois seeks a registered nurse to provide direct patient care across assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation within the standards of nursing care. The role emphasizes patient- and family-centered care in a healing environment and collaboration with an interprofessional team.

Responsibilities include educating patients and families, promoting safety and high-quality care, documenting plans of care, and contributing to professional development.

Qualifications

• Education: Nursing Diploma/Associate's- Nursing
• Experience: No Experience
• Licenses & Certifications: RN
• Preferred Education: Bachelor's Degree- Nursing

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.

Skills

Clinical nursing

Patient assessment

Care planning

Education

Nursing Diploma/Associate's- Nursing

Bachelor's Degree- Nursing

Job description

Alton Memorial Hospital in Illinois seeks a registered nurse to provide direct patient care across assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation within the standards of nursing care. The role emphasizes patient- and family-centered care in a healing environment and collaboration with an interprofessional team.

Responsibilities include educating patients and families, promoting safety and high-quality care, documenting plans of care, and contributing to professional development.