Nurse Operating Room Float Pool

BJC HealthCare; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Premium pay (time and a half)

Bonus eligible

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Barnes-Jewish Hospital at Washington University Medical Center is seeking an OR float nurse to support perioperative services. You will circulate and scrub to all OR pods, work 3/12 hour shifts, and rotate day/evening shifts in a fast-paced environment.

The role emphasizes top-of-license patient care, professional development and opportunities within the BJC RN Career Ladder. Comprehensive benefits and premium pay are highlighted for this position.

Qualifications

• Nursing Diploma or Associate's degree required; RN license.
• RN license required.
• Minimum experience: none; preference for <2 years.
• Preferred: Bachelor's degree in nursing.

Responsibilities

• Promotes patient- and family-centered care in a healing environment.
• Educates patients and families on illness management, home care and medications.
• Participates in patient safety, quality and regulatory compliance; supports professional development.
• Develops and documents care plans with the interprofessional team and communicates across the continuum.
• Assess and address physical, psychosocial and emotional patient needs; respect cultural considerations.

Skills

OR nursing experience

Neuro/spine/cardiac experience

Patient education

Education

Nursing Diploma/Associate's

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

Additional Information About the Role

Barnes Jewish Hospital

Operating Room Float

• • 3/12 hour shifts
  • 2 years OR experience needed
  • Looking for neuro, spine and cardiac experience
  • Circulate and scrub to all OR pods
  • Premium pay (time and 1/2)
  • Rotating day/evening shifts)
  • Bonus eligible
  • Comprehensive benefits

• The BJC Registered Nurse Career Ladder differentiates BJC as the place for nurses to work in the greater St. Louis area.
• This is a tool to empower nurses to work at the top of their license and own their career progression.
• The BJC RN Career Ladder promotes professional development, leadership, collaboration, education and service excellence and gives staff the opportunity to continue doing what they do best - caring for patients - while having the opportunity to advance to the next step in their career.
• Moves to higher ladder levels will result in a percentage increase of current pay that aligns with the new job description.

Overview

Barnes-Jewish Hospital at Washington University Medical Center is the largest hospital in Missouri and is ranked as one of the nation's top hospitals by U.S. News & World Report. Barnes-Jewish Hospital's staff is composed of full-time academic faculty and community physicians of Washington University School of Medicine, supported by a house staff of residents, interns, fellows and other medical professionals. Recognizing its excellence in nursing care, Barnes-Jewish Hospital was the first adult hospital in Missouri to be certified as a Magnet Hospital by the American Nurses Credentialing Center.

At Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Perioperative Services team members find the kind of fast-paced environment that will test their professional judgment and critical thinking skills, and encourage tremendous growth. It's an exhilarating place to build a career. Here, you'll work with world-renowned surgeons and anesthesiologists assist on unique and complex procedures, work with the latest technologies and treatments and play a vital role in developing new procedures and treatment protocols. In fact, people from all over the nation and the world come to Barnes-Jewish for our surgical specialties.

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, 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

<2 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