Registered Nurse Electrophysiology Lab

Barnes-Jewish Hospital; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive medical, dental, vision,

Life insurance

Tuition Assistance

Job summary

Barnes-Jewish Hospital, part of Washington University Medical Center, seeks an experienced Staff Nurse (RN) for the Cardiac Cath Lab. Join a Magnet-certified, top-ranked facility known for advanced cardiac procedures and expert nursing care.

This role emphasizes critical thinking, patient advocacy, and high-quality patient outcomes. The position requires RN licensure, a nursing diploma/associates, and at least 2 years bedside experience, with cardiac experience strongly preferred.

Qualifications

• RN license is required.
• At least 2 years of bedside nursing experience is required.
• Cardiac experience strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Promotes patient and family centered care in a healing environment.
• Educates patients and families on their illness, treatment, and post care needs.
• Develops, implements, and documents care plans with defined goals in collaboration with the interprofessional team.
• Assesses physical, psychosocial, and emotional needs and plans appropriate interventions.
• Ensures safety and regulatory compliance as part of daily practice.

Skills

Cardiac Experience

Bedside Experience

Education

Nursing Diploma/Associate's

Bachelor's Degree in Nursing

Job description

Additional Information About The Role

• Up to a $7,500 Sign On Bonus for Eligible External Candidates
• Benefits Eligible
• (4) 10 Hour Shifts

Additional Preferred Requirements

• Cardiac Experience Strongly Preferred
• At Least 2 years of Bedside Experience Required
• Accept ADN/BSN/MSN Candidates

BJC Career Ladder

• The BJC RN Career Ladder differentiates BJC as the place for nurses to work in the greater St. Louis area.
• This is a tool to empower 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.

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Overview

Barnes-Jewish Hospital at Washington University Medical Center is the largest hospital in Missouri and is ranked as one of the nation's top hospitals by U.S. News & World Report. Barnes-Jewish Hospital's staff is composed of full-time academic faculty and community physicians of Washington University School of Medicine, supported by a house staff of residents, interns, fellows and other medical professionals. Recognizing its excellence in nursing care, Barnes-Jewish Hospital was the first adult hospital in Missouri to be certified as a Magnet Hospital by the American Nurses Credentialing Center.

The Cardiac Cath Lab, a division of the Cardiovascular Procedure Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, is on the leading edge of technology. Patients have been among the first to benefit from advanced angioplasty techniques, valvuloplasty and percutaneous valve replacements. The Cardiac Cath Lab has a 97% success rate in acute interventional cases and a current rate of 100% of STEMI patients receiving emergency percutaneous cardiac intervention within 90 minutes. The Staff Nurse (RN) is an integral part of the patient care team using critical thinking skills, clinical expertise and critical care skills to continually assess the patients' hemodynamic, neurologic and respiratory response to the varied procedures performed in the lab. The Staff Nurse (RN) is responsible for administering conscious sedation to patients during these procedures as well continually assessing their level of sedation and managing their airway. The Staff Nurse (RN) always puts the patients needs first by being a patient advocate in all aspects of care.

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

BJC Total Rewards

• 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