Registered Nurse - General Medicine (Unit 7300) (FT) (Nights)

BJC HealthCare; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-On Bonus Eligible

Tuition Assistance

401K with match

Comprehensive Benefits

Tuition Assistance available on first

Job summary

Barnes-Jewish Hospital - Plaza Tower in St. Louis is seeking a Clinical Nurse for the General Medicine Unit. This full-time night shift position (7pm–7am) includes a 3-shift week, rotating every 3rd weekend, and a 4/5:1 patient ratio. External applicants may be eligible for a sign-on bonus.

The role emphasizes patient care, critical thinking, and teamwork with a young, energetic staff. Comprehensive benefits, tuition assistance, and 401K matching are provided.

Qualifications

• RN licensure required.
• Experience level: No Experience or <2 years preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provides direct patient care including assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation per nursing standards.
• Promotes patient and family centered care and educates on illness management and home care needs.
• Participates in safety, quality and regulatory activities; supports professional development.
• Develops and documents individualized plans of care with interdisciplinary team.

Education

Nursing Diploma/Associate's

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

Additional Information About the Role

• 18-Bed Med/Surg Unit
• Full Time Nights (7pm-7am)
• (3) 12 Hour Shifts per week
• Rotate every 3rd weekend
• 4/5:1 Nurse to Patient Ratio
• Sign-On Bonus Eligible (External Applicants)
• Comprehensive Benefits - Effective first of month following start date
• Tuition Assistance - Effective day-one employment
• 401K with match

Barnes-Jewish Hospital - Plaza Tower

General Medicine Unit

Clinical Nurse Position

The General Medicine floor offers a unique opportunity for clinical nurses, and especially graduate nurses, to improve and gain critical thinking skills, assessment skills, problem solving skills and time management skills. The unit provides care to a diverse population. Often our patients have multi-system clinical diagnosis’ providing the clinical nurse and graduate nurse with a solid foundation as they continue or as they start their nursing career. On this unit you'll get to work with a young energetic team passionate about patient care.

BJC Registered Nurse 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.

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.

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
• Nursing

Experience

• No Experience

Supervisor Experience

• No Experience

Licenses & Certifications

• RN

Preferred Requirements

Education

• Bachelor's Degree
• Nursing

Experience

• <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