NURSE, CLINICAL

Christian Hospital and Northwest HealthCare; 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) plan with match

Tuition Assistance

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Christian Hospital and Northwest HealthCare is seeking a nurse to provide direct patient care activities such as assessment, diagnosis, and evaluation. You will promote patient-centered care, ensuring patient safety and developing individual care plans in collaboration with an interprofessional team.

Candidates must have a Nursing Diploma or Associate's degree, and an RN license is required. Preferred candidates will have a Bachelor's degree in nursing. Competitive benefits include comprehensive medical coverage, retirement plans, and tuition assistance.

Qualifications

• Direct patient care activities including assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation.
• Understanding of psychosocial and emotional patient needs.
• Knowledge of post-treatment home care needs and medication administration.

Responsibilities

• Promote patient and family-centered care.
• Participate in activities that promote patient safety.
• Develop and implement individual plans of care.
• Assess and evaluate physical, psychosocial, and emotional needs.

Skills

Patient Care

Nursing Skills

Communication

Critical Thinking

Education

Nursing Diploma/Associate's

Bachelor's Degree (Preferred)

Job description

Overview

Cardiothoracic/Cardiology floor. Must have a background in this field.

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, 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

Benefits and Legal Statement

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.

BJC Total Rewards

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, 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

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