Registered Nurse - Intermediate Care - Days

BJC HealthCare (New); Alton (IL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Up To A $7,500 Sign On Bonus

Tuition Assistance

Annual 4% Retirement Contribution

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Alton, Illinois, is looking for an Intermediate Care Unit Registered Nurse. The role includes providing direct patient care, assessing needs, and planning care in collaboration with the healthcare team. Ideal candidates should have a nursing diploma or higher. Comprehensive benefits include medical insurance, retirement contributions, and paid time off. Up to $7,500 sign-on bonus is available for eligible candidates. Join our team and make a difference in patient care.

Qualifications

• Provides direct patient care including assessment and evaluation.
• Participates in quality and regulatory compliance.
• Develops individual plans of care in collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Promotes patient and family centered care.
• Educates patients on managing illnesses.
• Plans and communicates care across the continuum.

Skills

Patient care

Critical assessment

Collaboration

Education

Nursing Diploma/Associate's

Bachelor's Degree in Nursing

Job description

Additional Information About the Role

Are you an RN interested in growing your career at an amazing BJC Health Community Based Hospital? Apply today as a Intermediate Care Unit Registered Nurse at Alton Memorial Hospital!

• Up To A $7,500 Sign On Bonus for Eligible External Candidates
• Part Time Benefits Eligible
• (2) 12 Hour Shifts - 7:00am-7:00pm
• Shift Differentials for Weekends/Holidays
• BSN Differential

Additional Preferred Requirements

• Open To All Levels Of Experience
• 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.

Overview

Since 1937, Alton Memorial Hospital has cared for residents in Alton, Illinois, and the surrounding communities in a five‑county area. Starting as a land gift to the community from the Smith family, Alton Memorial today is a full‑service acute care hospital. Alton Memorial offers patients a variety of inpatient and outpatient services, including surgery services, medical imaging, interventional and diagnostic heart services, cancer care, rehabilitation, 24‑hour emergency care, ambulance services and more.

The telemetry unit is a 32 bed unit, with all private rooms. Patients are under continuous cardiac monitoring with clinical conditions that need closer observation and care.

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

• Less than 2 years

Benefits and Legal Statement

BJC Total Rewards

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, 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

*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