ICU Clinical Nurse (Alton)

BJC HealthCare; Alton (IL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Disability insurance

401(k) plan

Tuition assistance

Paid Time Off

Job summary

BJC HealthCare is seeking an RN for a Community Based Hospital in Alton, Illinois. The role involves direct patient care, assessment, planning, and coordination with an interdisciplinary team.

You will educate patients and families, support safety and quality initiatives, and help implement individualized care plans. The position is on-site, with 12-hour shifts (3 shifts per week), shift differential, and a competitive benefits package.

Qualifications

• RN licensure required.
• Nursing Diploma or Associate's degree commonly required.
• Preferred: Bachelor's Degree in Nursing.

Responsibilities

• Provides direct patient care including assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation.
• Educates patients and families on illness, home care needs and medications.
• Participates in patient safety, quality and regulatory compliance initiatives.
• Develops and documents individual care plans in collaboration with the interprofessional team.
• Communicates plan of care across the continuum of care.

Skills

Nursing

Education

Nursing Diploma/Associate's

Nursing

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

RN Licensure

Job description

Additional Information About the Role

Are you an RN interested in growing your career at an amazing BJC Health Community Based Hospital?

• (3) 12 Hour Shifts - 7:00am-7:00pm
• Competitive Pay (See Career Ladder Information Below)
• Shift Differential
• Benefits Eligible

BJC RN Career Ladder

• The BJC Registered Nurse Career Ladder differentiates BJC as the place for nurses to work in the greater St. Louis area.
• This tool empowers nurses to work at the top of their license and own their career progression.
• The BJC RN Career Ladder promotes professional development, leadership, collaboration, education and service excellence and gives staff the opportunity to continue doing what they do best - caring for patients - while having the opportunity to advance to the next step in their career.
• Moves to higher ladder levels will result in a percentage increase of current pay that aligns with the new job description.

Additional Preferred Requirements

• Open To All Levels Of Experience
• Accept ADN/BSN/MSN Candidates

Overview

Since 1937, Alton Memorial Hospital has cared for residents in Alton, Illinois, and the surrounding communities in a five-county area. Starting as a land gift to the community from the Smith family, Alton Memorial today is a full-service acute care hospital. Alton Memorial offers patients a variety of inpatient and outpatient services, including surgery services, medical imaging, interventional and diagnostic heart services, cancer care, rehabilitation, 24-hour emergency care, ambulance services and more.

Intensive Care is a medical/surgical 12 bed unit with capability to handle medical emergencies/hemodynamic monitoring and ventilator management of the adult patient. Critical Care Physician management is available on consult for primary physicians if req

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

• <2 years

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

To learn more, go to our Benefits Summary.

*Not all benefits apply to all jobs

The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this position. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Equal Opportunity Employer