ICU Nurse (RN) – Nights- Long-Term Assignment (CSO)

BJC HealthCare; Missouri; On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mileage reimbursement

Illinois RN license reimbursement

BSN differential

RN Career Ladder and development

Job summary

BJC HealthCare’s Central Staffing Office (CSO) seeks a Regional Float ICU RN for a long-term assignment, supporting 11 hospitals across Missouri and Illinois with one-hospital placements for 2–12 weeks.

You will work three 12-hour night shifts with rotating weekends/holidays, travel between facilities, and receive onboarding and system-wide support. Strong ICU experience and Missouri license with IL license eligibility are required.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of recent Critical Care (ICU) experience required.
• Missouri RN license + ability to obtain Illinois RN license.
• Willingness to travel between BJC facilities in MO & IL.
• Strong adaptability in variable clinical environments.
• ADN, BSN, or MSN accepted.
• Initial 1st week will be a 5 day full-time training commitment to support your success.

Responsibilities

• Provides direct patient care in ICU, with occasional float to step-down or telemetry units.
• Promotes patient safety, quality, and regulatory compliance, and participates in professional development.
• Uses nursing processes and evidence-based practice to develop and implement care plans and evaluate outcomes.
• Leads and collaborates with patient, family, and interprofessional team to plan interventions and outcomes.

Skills

ICU experience

Travel willingness

Adaptability

Nursing training commitment

Education

Nursing Diploma/Associate's - Nursing

Bachelor's Degree - Nursing

Job description

Additional Information About the Role

Join BJC HealthCare’s Central Staffing Office (CSO) as a Regional Float ICU Registered Nurse (RN) - Long Term Assignment (LTA) and deliver high-quality, patient-centered care across the system. In this role, you’ll support 11 BJC hospitals across Missouri and Illinois (excluding Children’s Hospital) while gaining consistency through extended assignments at a single hospital location.

LTA nurses are placed at one hospital for a defined period, allowing you to become familiar with the team, unit, and workflows while still experiencing the variety of working across a leading health system. This role is designed for experienced ICU nurses seeking greater stability than traditional float roles, without being tied to one home unit long-term.

You’ll work three 12-hour night shifts with flexible start times based on ICU needs, including 6:30 PM, 6:45 PM, or 7:00 PM, along with a rotating weekend and holiday schedule. Designed for experienced nurses who value variety and flexibility, this position offers system-wide exposure within a supportive, team-oriented environment grounded in connection, collaboration, and professional growth.

Job Highlights

• Assigned to one hospital at a time for LTA placements (2–12 weeks)
• support 11 BJC hospitals (MO & IL)
• Position is based in ICU settings, with occasional floating to step-down or telemetry units, supported by a reduced patient assignment.
• Night shift: 3x 12-hour shifts
• $15/hour float differential + shift differentials
• Mileage reimbursement
• Illinois initial RN license reimbursement provided
• BSN differential available
• Every 3rd weekend + rotating holidays per year
• Structured onboarding and system support
• Access to BJC RN Career Ladder and development programs
• Recognition through BJC Bravo, Connections Groups, and Thrive well-being

What You Bring:

• 2+ years of recent Critical Care (ICU) experience required
• Current Missouri RN license + ability to obtain Illinois RN license
• Willingness to travel between BJC facilities in MO & IL
• Strong adaptability in variable clinical environments
• ADN, BSN, or MSN accepted
• Initial 1st week will be a 5 day full-time training commitment to support your success

Overview

BJC Corporate Health Services comprises several organizations that share a dedication to creating and maintaining healthy workplaces. Serving hundreds of area employers as well as BJC HealthCare, BJC Corporate Health Services specializes in improving worker health, safety and productivity and reducing costs associated with work-related illness/injury and absenteeism.

Role Purpose

A BJC Central Staffing Office nurse will be required to float to 12 BJC Healthcare Hospitals within their Medical, Surgical, and Telemetry Units. Provides direct patient care activities including assessment/evaluation, diagnosis and plan implementation to the general nursing floor based on nursing expertise and certification/licensure. Provides a variety of experiences and the opportunity to expand nursing skills through caring for various patients with different conditions and treatment plans while building professional relationships across the BJC Healthcare system. Must be flexible, adaptable, and resourceful, have a strong confidence in nursing practice and promote exceptional patient and family centered care.

Responsibilities

• Participates in activities that promote patient safety, quality and regulatory compliance. Participates in professional development.
• Uses standards of medical-surgical nursing practice to increase the quality of care and quality of life for the patient, family, and significant other(s) by systematically evaluating the quality and effectiveness of nursing practice. Establishes effective relationships and serves as an advocate to facilitate the development of the care plan unique to the patient’s care needs. Uses the nursing process and evidence based practice to develop and implement the plan of care, collect assessment data for each patient, determine appropriate nursing diagnoses, identify expected patient outcomes, determine the plan of care, implement interventions, and evaluate patient outcomes. Develops assessment and management strategies based on a consideration of the physical, functional, cultural, social, economic, developmental, spiritual, vocational, and leisure dimensions of human responses to actual and potential health problems.
• Utilizes leadership skills by advocating, coordinating and collaborating with the patient, family, significant others and members of the interprofessional team in assessing needs, planning interventions, providing care, and evaluating outcomes. Uses effective leadership skills to foster a healthy work environment within the practice setting by serving as a mentor and role model for nursing colleagues, students, and others.
• Applies the existing body of evidence-based practice and scientific knowledge in health care to medical-surgical nursing practice, ensuring that nursing care is delivered based on patient’s age-specific needs and clinical needs as described in the department’s scope of service.
• Utilizes effective communication to participate with the patient, family, significant other(s), and other health care providers in collaborative decision making that reflects the understanding that care should be culturally sensitive, ethical, legal, holistic, informed, compassionate, and humane, and within the boundaries of available economic resources. Educates the patient, family, and significant other(s) about measures that promote, maintain, and restore health or promote comfort.
• 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

• 2-5 years

Supervisor Experience

• No Experience

Licenses & Certifications

• Basic Life Support (BLS)
• RN

Preferred Requirements

Education

• Bachelor's Degree - Nursing

Experience

• 5-10 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

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*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