OR Nurse: Cardiac/Thoracic & Transplant (Night Shift) $20k

BJC HealthCare; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Student loan repayment assistance

Disability insurance (BJC)

401(k) match

Paid Time Off

Tuition Assistance

Adoption assistance

Job summary

Barnes-Jewish Hospital at Washington University Medical Center is the largest hospital in Missouri and has Level I trauma verification. Perioperative Services teams provide care across cardiac, thoracic, and vascular procedures with experienced surgeons and anesthesia teams in a fast-paced OR setting.

The role emphasizes nursing assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation with a focus on patient safety, evidence-based practice and interprofessional collaboration.

Qualifications

• Cardiac, thoracic and vascular OR experience preferred.
• Ability to scrub and circulate.
• Commitment to the orientation process (6-9 months, 4/10 hour shifts).
• Honor BJC values of kindness, safety, excellence, respect and teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Promotes patient and family centered care in a healing environment.
• Educates patients and families on managing illness or injury, including post treatment home care and medication administration.
• Participates in patient safety, quality and regulatory compliance activities and professional development.
• Develops, implements, and documents plans of care with defined goals in collaboration with the interprofessional team and family or caregiver.
• Ensures communication of the plan of care across the continuum of care.

Skills

OR experience

Team collaboration

Critical thinking

Education

Nursing Diploma/Associate's

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

Barnes-Jewish Hospital at Washington University Medical Center is the largest hospital in Missouri and has Level I trauma verification. Perioperative Services teams provide care across cardiac, thoracic, and vascular procedures with experienced surgeons and anesthesia teams in a fast-paced OR setting.

The role emphasizes nursing assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation with a focus on patient safety, evidence-based practice and interprofessional collaboration.