Night Team Lead RN – Integrated Spine Unit (Sign-On)

BJC HealthCare; Missouri; On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Tuition Assistance

Paid Time Off

Retirement Plan

Job summary

BJC HealthCare's 174 Integrated Spine Unit is seeking a Team Lead Charge Nurse to provide clinical and operational leadership on nights, with three 12-hour shifts.

Reporting to the Nurse Manager, you will mentor staff, coordinate daily operations, and deliver direct patient care as needed, supporting spine surgeons and interdisciplinary teams.

This safety-sensitive role offers sign-on up to $15,000 for external candidates and comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• RN licensure required.
• 2–5 years of nursing experience.
• Strong clinical, communication, and leadership abilities.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate daily unit operations during shift and mentor staff.
• Provide direct patient care as needed and act as clinical resource.
• Assess, plan, and document nursing care per standards.
• Lead complex care plans with interprofessional teams and families.
• Promote evidence-based practice and support practice changes.

Skills

RN licensure

Nursing experience

Leadership

Clinical skills

Communication

Education

Nursing Diploma/Associate's

Bachelor's Degree in Nursing

Job description

Additional Information About the Role

Join our innovative 174 Integrated Spine Unit, a specialty inpatient unit that brings neurologic and orthopedic spine patients together in one centralized location. This unique model provides standardized, high-quality care while allowing nurses to develop expertise across both orthopedic and neurologic specialties.

The Team Lead Charge Nurse provides clinical and operational leadership during assigned shifts. Reporting to the Nurse Manager, this role coordinates daily operations, supports and mentors staff, serves as a clinical resource, and provides direct patient care as needed.

Position Highlights

• Up to $15,000 Sign-On Bonus for eligible external candidates
• Full-Time, Nights
• Three 12-hour shifts
• Benefits eligible

Why Join the Integrated Spine Team?

• Be part of a growing specialty unit.
• Develop expertise in orthopedic and neurologic nursing.
• Collaborate with specialized spine surgeons and interdisciplinary teams.
• Help shape unit culture and best practices.
• Grow your leadership career in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Current RN licensure
• Minimum of 2 years of nursing experience
• Strong clinical, communication, and leadership skills

Ready to take the next step in your nursing leadership journey? Apply today and join our Integrated Spine Unit team.

Overview

Preferred Qualifications

Role Purpose

Under the direction of manager, plans, directs, and coordinates activities of a unit on a designated shift. Performs direct patient care as needed and functions as clinical resource to nursing and support staff. Assesses, plans, evaluates and documents the nursing process of assigned unit as needed.

Responsibilities

Facilitates identification and resolution of gaps in care from hospitalization, at discharge, and into the ambulatory care setting. Critically assess patient data to proactively mitigate impending changes in condition and establishes consults to interprofessional team as appropriate.

Leads the development and implementation of complex individual plans of care with defined goals in collaboration with other members of the interprofessional team and the patient, family, or caregiver in accordance with the established guidelines and standards of nursing care. Plan of care reflects application of expert holistic clinical knowledge and skill to anticipate and prioritize complex care needs, anticipate barriers, incorporating interprofessional team and caregiver/family input, and identifies opportunities to improve patient outcomes.

Actively utilizes and champions scientific inquiry for evidence-based practices (e.g., participates in journal club, facilitates practice change based on new knowledge, recommends new standards of care or revisions to current standards, conduct a literature search to support unit or organizational goals, disseminate new knowledge obtained from relevant conference or continuing education). Explore opportunities to advance nursing practice (e.g., support a community service health event as a representative of the healthcare profession, patient/family education group, community advisory board, member of Ethics Advisory Committee, serve as adjunct faculty, leadership board in specialty organization).

Analyzes gap in practice standards and provides feedback to peers in collaboration with leadership to enhance safe patient care. Leads the evaluation of the patient and family experience, and adjusts care provided to improve patient satisfaction and quality of care.

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

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

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