Rapid Response/Code Team Clinical Nurse - Nights

BJC HealthCare; Belleville (IL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive medical, dental, vision,

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Retirement contribution

401(k) with match

Tuition assistance

Health Care and Dependent Care FSAs

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Memorial Hospital Belleville is seeking a Clinical Nurse for the Rapid Response/Code Team to provide hospital-wide emergency response and clinical guidance. The role includes direct patient care, education to staff, and collaboration with interprofessional teams.

Requires a Nursing Diploma/Associate's, RN license, and ACLS certification. Minimum 2 years in critical care or ED; night shift availability. Memorial offers comprehensive benefits and Magnet-designated nursing excellence.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of Critical Care or ED experience.
• ACLS certification.
• RN license.
• Night shift available: 7:15PM–6:45AM.

Responsibilities

• Promotes patient- and family-centered care in a healing environment.
• Educates patients and families on illness/injury management, post-treatment care, and medication administration.
• Participates in activities that promote patient safety, quality and regulatory compliance.
• Engages in professional development.
• Develops and documents individualized care plans with defined goals with the interprofessional team, patient, family or caregiver.
• Communicates the plan of care across the continuum of care.
• Assesses patient needs (physical, psychosocial, emotional, cultural) and respects patient preferences.
• Safety-sensitive position requiring constant alertness.

Skills

Critical Care experience

ACLS certification

Education

Nursing Diploma/Associate's

Bachelor's degree in Nursing

Job description

Additional Information About the Role

Additional Preferred Requirements

The Rapid Response/Code Team Clinical Nurse serves as a hospital-wide resource and responds to emergency situations, including Code Blue, Code White, CAT events, traumas, etc.

In addition, this position serves as a valuable clinical resource by offering guidance and education to staff performing less familiar procedures or tasks.

Minimum 2 years of Critical Care or ED Experience

ACLS Certification

Nights, 7:15PM – 6:45 AM

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 an 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.

The Nursing Administration oversees the various Nursing departments and provides clerical support.

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

Benefits and Legal Statement

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
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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