Orthopedics RN - $32-48 per hour

BJC HealthCare; O'Fallon (IL); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-On bonus

Job summary

BJC HealthCare is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) for Orthopedics in O'Fallon, Illinois, serving Memorial Hospital Belleville's Orthopedics unit. This full-time day position offers a pathway on the BJC RN Career Ladder and a sign-on bonus up to $7,500.

Eligible candidates will have an RN license, and BSN is preferred. Experience in orthopedics or med-surg is desirable, with benefits and professional growth opportunities through the BJC system.

Qualifications

• RN license required or eligible to practice as an RN.
• BSN degree preferred for this orthopedics role.
• Orthopedics and/or Med-Surg experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provides direct patient care in orthopedics per nursing standards.
• Educates patients and families on post-treatment care and medications.
• Develops and communicates care plans with the interprofessional team.
• Assesses patient needs and ensures safety and quality in care.
• Supports a safety-focused, alert work environment.

Skills

Patient care

Team collaboration

Critical thinking

Education

RN License

BSN Degree (preferred)

Job description

Registered Nurse (RN) Orthopedics

BJC HealthCare is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) Orthopedics for a nursing job in O'Fallon, Illinois.

Job Description & Requirements

Specialty: Orthopedics

Discipline: RN

Duration: Ongoing

Employment Type: Staff

Additional Information About the Role

Unit - Orthopedics (1 South) at Memorial Hospital in Belleville

Full Time, Days

Up to $7,500 Sign-On Bonus

Competitive Pay (See Career Ladder Information Below)

BSN Differential

Shift Differential

Benefits Eligible

BJC RN Career Ladder

• The BJC Registered Nurse Career Ladder differentiates BJC as the place for nurses to work in the greater St. Louis area.
• This tool empowers 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.

Additional Preferred Requirements

• BSN Degree
• Orthopedics and/or Med-Surg current experience

Overview

Memorial Hospital Belleville is an acute care hospital offering medical and surgical services plus critical and emergency care including Children’s at Memorial for pediatric emergency care. It provides patients a full complement of diagnostic and treatment services as well as heart and vascular care. Memorial, offering medical and surgical services plus critical care, is an accredited Chest Pain Center with PCI by the Society of Cardiovascular Patient Care and is designated as a Acute Stroke Ready Hospital by the Illinois Department of Public Health. In addition, Memorial Belleville recently was accredited by the American College of Radiology as a designated Lung Cancer Screening Center. Since 2008, it has been designated as a Magnet®-recognized organization for nursing excellence by the American Nurses Credentialing Center.

Memorial Hospital Shiloh, a 94-bed, all-private suite hospital was recognized with Magnet status in 2018 and provides emergency care, labor & delivery, nursery, medical and surgical services plus critical care.

One South is a 32-bed orthopedic/neurologic unit which also provides care for adult medical and surgical patients with a wide variety of diagnosis. Unique to 1 South is the care of patients post-operatively from hip surgery including total replacement, knee surgery including total replacement, shoulder surgery including replacement, and spine surgery.

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 - NursingExperience No Experience
• Supervisor Experience: No Experience
• Licenses & Certifications: RN

Preferred Requirements

• Education: Bachelor's Degree - NursingExperience
• <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

BJC HealthCare Job ID #111647. Posted job title: Orthopedics Nurse

About BJC HealthCare

BJC HealthCare is one of the largest nonprofit health care organizations in the United States, delivering services to residents primarily in the greater St. Louis, southern Illinois and southeast Missouri regions. With net revenues of $6.3 billion and more than 30,000 employees, BJC serves patients and their families in urban, suburban and rural communities through its 14 hospitals and multiple community health locations. Services include inpatient and outpatient care, primary care, community health and wellness, workplace health, home health, community mental health, rehabilitation, long-term care and hospice.

BJC is the largest provider of charity care, unreimbursed care and community benefits in the state of Missouri. BJC and its hospitals and health service organizations provide $785.9 million annually in community benefit. That includes $410.6 million in charity care and other financial assistance to patients to ensure medical care regardless of their ability to pay. In addition, BJC provides additional community benefits through commitments to research, emergency preparedness, regional health care safety net services, health literacy, community outreach and community health programs and regional economic development.

Benefits

• Sign-On bonus