Or - Clinical Nurse (Part Time)

Bjc Healthcare; Illinois; On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Alton Memorial Hospital, part of BJC HealthCare, seeks a registered nurse to provide direct patient care and coordinate care within the interprofessional team in Alton, Illinois.

Role emphasizes assessment, planning, and evaluation of care, patient education, safety, and regulatory compliance; OR experience preferred; on-call schedule includes weekly calls and every 7-8th weekend calls. Requires RN licensure.

Qualifications

• Nursing diploma/associate's degree required.
• RN license required.
• No supervisory experience required.

Responsibilities

• Promotes patient- and family-centered care in a healing environment.
• Educates patients and families on illness management, post-treatment home care, and medication administration.
• Develops, implements, and documents plans of care with defined goals in collaboration with the interprofessional team and patient/family.
• Proactively plans and communicates the plan of care across the continuum of care.
• Uses critical nursing skills to assess and evaluate physical, psychosocial, and emotional needs per standards of care.
• Assess patient preferences and cultural/spiritual needs and barriers to involvement in care.
• This is a safety-sensitive position requiring alertness and safe performance of duties.

Skills

Direct patient care

Assessment

Planning implementation

Evaluation

Interprofessional collaboration

Education

Nursing Diploma/Associate's - Nursing

Bachelor's Degree - Nursing

Job description

Additional Information About the Role

8 hour days Call 1 time per week and every 7-8th weekend 45 min call response time

Additional Preferred Requirements

Must have OR experience

Overview

Since 1937, Alton Memorial Hospital has cared for residents in Alton, Illinois, and the surrounding communities in a five-county area. Starting as a land gift to the community from the Smith family, Alton Memorial today is a full-service acute care hospital. Alton Memorial offers patients a variety of inpatient and outpatient services, including surgery services, medical imaging, interventional and diagnostic heart services, cancer care, rehabilitation, 24-hour emergency care, ambulance services and more.

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