Neurology RN - $32-48 per hour

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental/Vision/Life

Pension/401(k)

Tuition Assistance

Learning & Development

Flexible Spending Accounts

Paid Time Off

Adoption assistance

Job summary

BJC HealthCare is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) Neurology for a nursing job in Saint Louis, Missouri. The role involves direct patient care in a neurology setting, with emphasis on assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care.

The institution highlights high standards of care, safety, and education, with opportunities for professional development and a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• Education: Nursing Diploma/Associate’s-Nursing
• Licenses & Certifications: RN
• Supervisor Experience: No Experience
• Experience: No Experience

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.
• 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.
• Proactively plans and ensures communication of the plan of care across the continuum of care.

Education

Nursing Diploma/Associate’s-Nursing

Bachelor's Degree in Nursing

Job description

BJC HealthCare is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) Neurology for a nursing job in Saint Louis, Missouri.

Job Description & Requirements

Specialty: Neurology

Discipline: RN

Duration: Ongoing

Employment Type: Staff

Overview

Christian Hospitalhas 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.

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

The Comprehensive Medical Rehabilitation Unit (C.M.R.U.)is an 18 bed Joint Commission Accredited (J.C.A.H.O.) in- patient unit located on the second floor of Christian Hospital. Patients admitted are adult through geriatric and require intensive rehabilitation therapy to include at least two of the following modalities: speech, occupational, and physical therapies.Diagnoses include but are not limited to Cerebral Vascular Accidents (C.V.A.), complicated orthopedic problems, neurological/neuromuscular disorders, polyarthritis, amputation, spinal cord injury, multiple trauma, and traumaticbrain injury.

Preferred QualificationsRole 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-NursingExperience

No Experience

Supervisor Experience: No Experience

Licenses &Certifications: RN

Preferred Requirements

EducationBachelor'sDegree-Nursing

Experience

Benefits and Legal StatementBJC Total Rewards

• 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

*Not all benefits apply to all jobs

To learn more, go to our Benefits Summary.

Equal Opportunity Employer

BJC HealthCare Job ID #106859. Posted job title: Neurology Day Shift Nurse

About BJC HealthCare

BJC HealthCare is oneof the largest nonprofit health care organizations in the United States, delivering services toresidents primarily in the greater St.Louis, southern Illinois and southeast Missouri regions. With net revenues of $6.3 billion and more than 30,000 employees, BJCserves patients andtheir families inurban, suburban and rural communities throughits14 hospitals and multiple community healthlocations. Services include inpatient and outpatient care, primary care, community health and wellness, workplacehealth, home health, community mental health, rehabilitation, long-termcare and hospice.

BJC is the largest provider of charity care, unreimbursed care and community benefits in the state of Missouri. BJC andits hospitals and health service organizations provide $785.9 million annually in community benefit. That includes $410.6 million in charity care and other financial assistance topatients to ensure medical careregardless oftheir abilityto pay. In addition, BJCprovides additional community benefits through commitmentsto research, emergency preparedness, regional health care safety net services, health literacy, community outreachand community health programsandregionaleconomicdevelopment.