Inpatient Wound Ostomy (RN) (FT) (Days) (3 x 12-Hour Shifts per Week)

BJC HealthCare; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

BJC HealthCare's Christian Hospital in St. Louis, MO is seeking a Registered Nurse for a full-time, day-shift role.

The position features a traditional 12-hour shift schedule with rotating weekends and holidays and requires a valid RN license and nursing education. The nurse will provide direct patient care across the care continuum, educate patients and families, and collaborate with an interprofessional team to deliver safe, high-quality care.

Qualifications

• RN license must be active and in good standing.
• Bachelor's degree in nursing preferred.
• Formal nursing education required for staff RN role.

Responsibilities

• Provides direct patient care including assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation.
• Educates patients and families on care plans and post-discharge needs.
• Promotes patient safety and participates in quality and regulatory activities.
• Collaborates with interprofessional team to develop and communicate care plans.
• Adheres to standards of nursing care and institutional policies.

Skills

Patient care

Communication

Team collaboration

Safety protocols

Education

Nursing Diploma/Associate's - Nursing

Bachelor's Degree - Nursing

Job description

Additional Information About the Role

• Full-Time Position
• 36 hours per week
• Traditional 12-hour shift schedule
• Rotating weekend and holiday requirements
• Current opening is Day Shift.
• Evening and night shift opportunities may be available for qualified candidates based on preference and business need.

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Overview

Christian Hospital has been serving St. Louis and the surrounding metro areas since 1903. U.S. News & World Report ranks Christian Hospital No. 5 in St. Louis for overall clinical excellence and No. 9 in Missouri, which puts us in the top 6% of all hospitals in the state!

The U.S. News adult methodology ranks clinical specialties and rates common care procedures and conditions. Christian was nationally ranked as "high performing" in the clinical specialty of geriatrics and in the following seven of 21 common procedures and conditions: heart attack, heart failure, kidney failure, diabetes, COPD, pneumonia and stroke. High performing in a specialty means we were in the top 10% nationally of all evaluated hospitals for that specialty or procedure and condition.

Northwest HealthCare , six miles west of Christian, offers 24- hour emergency care, the Sleep Disorders Center and a variety of outpatient diagnostic and imaging services.

Preferred Qualifications

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, culture, 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