Medical ICU (MICU) Registered Nurse - Rotating or Nights

Barnes-Jewish Hospital; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) with match

Tuition Assistance

Paid Time Off benefit

Job summary

Barnes-Jewish Hospital is seeking compassionate registered nurses for the Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU) in St. Louis, MO. This position requires experience in managing critically ill patients and strong collaboration with multidisciplinary teams.

The ideal candidate will hold an RN license, with BSN and CCRN preferred. Benefits include comprehensive medical coverage starting from the first day, a 401(k) match, tuition assistance, and more.

Qualifications

• RN license required.
• Prior ICU experience preferred.
• BSN and CCRN preferred.

Responsibilities

• Promotes patient and family centered care in a healing environment.
• Educates patients on managing their illness or injury.
• Develops individual plans of care with the interprofessional team.
• Uses nursing skills to assess patient needs.

Skills

Compassionate patient care

Critical thinking

Collaboration with multidisciplinary teams

Strong clinical judgment

Education

Nursing Diploma/Associate's

Bachelor's Degree in Nursing

Job description

Overview

Barnes-Jewish Hospital is the St. Louis region’s top adult hospital. Formed from the merger of the former Barnes and Jewish Hospitals to become Missouri’s largest hospital, it continues the traditions of its predecessors along with its partner, Washington University School of Medicine, in providing cutting-edge treatments, educating future medical professionals and working to make our community as healthy as it can be.

For over two decades Barnes-Jewish Hospital has been ranked on the U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals Honor Roll. In 2021, Barnes-Jewish ranked 17th overall with 11 specialties being ranked. The hospital was also the first hospital in Missouri to be designated as a Magnet hospital in 2003 by the American Nurses Credentialing Center for excellence in nursing and has been redesignated consistently since.

Barnes-Jewish Hospital is a teaching hospital staffed by more than 1,500 Washington University Physicians, the clinical practice for the Washington University School of medicine. The academic medicine partnership has developed many treatments and procedures that are now common across the globe.

Acute Care Medicine manages patients with a full range of clinical issues—from significant blood dyscrasias, advanced endocrine pathology, heart and renal failure, GI conditions, infectious diseases, asthma and a multitude of other conditions and diseases. Because of our patient acuity, we provide advanced training to bring new nurses to the highest level of functioning. Each unit is led by a clinical manager and lead charge nurse. The unit is supported by an advanced practice nurse.

Additionally each unit is assigned a case manager, social worker, physical therapist, dietitian, and pharmacist. This multidisciplinary team works in conjunction with the physicians, nurses and patient care technicians to provide quality patient care.

Job Description

We are hiring compassionate registered nurses on the 42 bed MICU unit with experience managing critically ill patients requiring advanced monitoring and life‑support interventions. Known for strong clinical judgment, collaboration with multidisciplinary teams, and commitment to delivering safe, patient‑centered care in fast‑paced, high‑acuity environments.

Position Highlights

• Medical Intensive Care Unit
• Rotating schedule or straight Nights
• (6) weeks Days then (6) weeks Nights
• Weekend Requirement: Every 3rd Weekend
• BSN and CCRN preferred
• Prior ICU experience preferred
• Benefit eligible first day of month after start
• 401(k) with match

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. Assesses 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:
  • No Experience

Benefits and Legal Statement

• 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

Equal Opportunity Employer