Registered Nurse - Patient-Centered Care Leader

SSM Health; Lake Saint Louis (MO); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Parental leave

DailyPay

Tuition coverage

Job summary

SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis is seeking a Registered Nurse to provide direct nursing care in alignment with hospital policies and protocols. The role emphasizes patient advocacy, care planning, and collaboration with an interprofessional team to promote quality outcomes.

The RN will apply evidence-based practice across medical-surgical care, educate patients and families, and contribute to a safe, compassionate care environment on day shifts.

Qualifications

• Graduate of accredited school of nursing or education equivalency for licensing.
• One year registered nurse experience (Ministry Float) or two years' registered nurse experience (Regional Float).

Responsibilities

• Uses standards of medical-surgical nursing practice to increase the quality of care and quality of life for the patient, family, and significant other(s) by systematically evaluating the quality and effectiveness of nursing practice.
• Establishes effective relationships and serves as an advocate with the patient, family, and significant other(s) to facilitate the development of the care plan unique to the patient’s care needs.
• Uses the nursing process to develop and implement the plan of care, collect assessment data for each patient, determine appropriate nursing diagnoses, identify expected patient outcomes, determine the plan of care, implement interventions, and evaluate patient outcomes.
• Develops assessment and management strategies based on a consideration of the physical, functional, cultural, social, economic, developmental, spiritual, vocational, and leisure dimensions of human responses to actual and potential health problems.

Skills

Nursing practice

Patient advocacy

Care planning

Interprofessional collaboration

Education

RN education/licensing equivalence

Job description

SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis is seeking a Registered Nurse to provide direct nursing care in alignment with hospital policies and protocols. The role emphasizes patient advocacy, care planning, and collaboration with an interprofessional team to promote quality outcomes.

The RN will apply evidence-based practice across medical-surgical care, educate patients and families, and contribute to a safe, compassionate care environment on day shifts.