Pediatric General Medicine RN — Growth Path

BJC HealthCare; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive health benefits

Tuition assistance

Paid time off

Retirement plan

Adoption assistance

Job summary

St. Louis Children’s Hospital is an esteemed pediatric hospital offering direct patient care in a fast-paced environment. The RN role emphasizes assessment, planning, and collaboration with an interprofessional team to deliver high-quality care for children and families.

The position features day/night 12‑hour rotations, weekend and holiday rotations, and a path for professional growth aligned with the BJC Nursing Career Ladder. Some roles may require working across campus sites in St. Louis, MO.

Qualifications

• Provides direct patient care activities including assessment, diagnosis, planning implementation, and evaluation.
• Promotes patient and family centered care in a healing environment.
• Communicates the plan of care across the interprofessional team and patient/family.

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.

Skills

Prior pediatric nursing experience

Education

Nursing Diploma/Associate's

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

St. Louis Children’s Hospital is an esteemed pediatric hospital offering direct patient care in a fast-paced environment. The RN role emphasizes assessment, planning, and collaboration with an interprofessional team to deliver high-quality care for children and families.

The position features day/night 12‑hour rotations, weekend and holiday rotations, and a path for professional growth aligned with the BJC Nursing Career Ladder. Some roles may require working across campus sites in St. Louis, MO.