Geriatric Trauma Registered Nurse

Preferred Home Health Care & Nursing Services; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Preferred Home Health Care & Nursing Services in Saint Louis, MO, seeks a registered nurse to provide direct care to trauma, geriatric trauma, and acute care surgery patients in a collaborative trauma unit. You will assess patients, develop and implement individualized care plans, and evaluate outcomes while educating patients and families to support understanding and participation in care.

Join a team dedicated to safety, quality improvement, and coordinated care across the unit in a

Qualifications

• Strong clinical assessment and critical thinking skills.
• Ability to plan, execute, and evaluate individualized nursing interventions.
• Effective communication and patient/family education skills.
• Team-oriented mindset focused on safety and quality in high-acuity care settings.

Responsibilities

• Assess patients and clinical needs.
• Develop, implement, and individualize care plans.
• Evaluate patient outcomes and adjust care as needed.
• Educate patients and families to support understanding and care participation.
• Contribute to patient safety, quality improvement, and coordinated care across the unit.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Critical thinking

Care planning

Patient education

Intervention execution

Teamwork

Communication

High-acuity care

Job description

Provide direct nursing care to trauma, geriatric trauma, and acute care surgery patients in a collaborative trauma unit.

Key Responsibilities

• Assess patients and clinical needs.
• Develop, implement, and individualize care plans.
• Evaluate patient outcomes and adjust care as needed.
• Educate patients and families to support understanding and care participation.
• Contribute to patient safety, quality improvement, and coordinated care across the unit.

Qualifications & Skills

• Strong clinical assessment and critical thinking skills.
• Ability to plan, execute, and evaluate individualized nursing interventions.
• Effective communication and patient/family education skills.
• Team-oriented mindset focused on safety and quality in high-acuity care settings.