Registered Nurse (RN) - Med Surg - $32-48 per hour

BJC HealthCare; Belleville (IL); On-site; USD 68,000 - 82,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-On Bonus up to $7,500

BSN differential

Shift differential

Benefits Eligible

Job summary

Memorial Hospital Belleville, part of BJC HealthCare, is seeking a Staff RN for the Inpatient Surgical unit (Med/Surg) in Belleville, IL. This full-time night shift role offers a competitive wage, BSN differential, and shift differential with a sign-on bonus up to $7,500.

The RN will provide direct patient care, participate in planning and evaluating care, and collaborate with an interprofessional team to deliver safe, high-quality nursing services.

Qualifications

• Nursing Diploma or Associate's degree required.
• RN license required.
• BSN preferred.
• Experience: <2 years preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provides direct patient care including assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation.
• Educates patients and families on illness, treatment, post care and medications.
• Promotes patient safety and participates in quality/regulatory initiatives.
• Develops and documents care plans with interdisciplinary team and communicates across the continuum.
• Emphasizes safety-sensitive nature of the role.

Education

Nursing Diploma/Associate's - Nursing

Job description

Job Description & Requirements

Specialty: Med Surg

Discipline: RN

Duration: Ongoing

Employment Type: Staff

Additional Information About the Role

Unit - Inpatient Surgical (1 Center) at Memorial Hospital in Belleville

Full Time, Nights

Up to $7,500 Sign-On Bonus

Competitive Pay (See Career Ladder Information Below)

BSN Differential

Shift Differential

Benefits Eligible

BJC RN Career Ladder

The BJC Registered Nurse Career Ladder differentiates BJC as the place for nurses to work in the greater St. Louis area.

This tool empowers 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.

Additional Preferred Requirements

BSN Degree

Med/Surg Experience

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.

One Center cares for both patients with medical and pre & post-surgical conditions. One Center provides care for patients with multiple infectious conditions requiring contact and/or droplet isolation, patients with multiple co-morbidities, patients requiring bariatric accommodations, patients with respiratory problems, patients requiring pre and post surgical interventions and renal patients.

Preferred QualificationsRole 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 - NursingExperience

No Experience

Supervisor Experience

No Experience

Licenses & Certifications

RN

Preferred Requirements

Education

Bachelor's Degree - NursingExperience

<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

*Not all benefits apply to all jobs

Equal Opportunity Employer

BJC HealthCare Job ID #108017. Posted job title: Med Surg Nurse - Nights

About BJC HealthCare

BJC HealthCare is one of the largest nonprofit health care organizations in the United States, delivering services to residents primarily in the greater St. Louis, southern Illinois and southeast Missouri regions. With net revenues of $6.3 billion and more than 30,000 employees, BJC serves patients and their families in urban, suburban and rural communities through its 14 hospitals and multiple community health locations. Services include inpatient and outpatient care, primary care, community health and wellness, workplace health, home health, community mental health, rehabilitation, long-term care and hospice.

BJC is the largest provider of charity care, unreimbursed care and community benefits in the state of Missouri. BJC and its hospitals and health service organizations provide $785.9 million annually in community benefit. That includes $410.6 million in charity care and other financial assistance to patients to ensure medical care regardless of their ability to pay. In addition, BJC provides additional community benefits through commitments to research, emergency preparedness, regional health care safety net services, health literacy, community outreach and community health programs and regional economic development.

Benefits Sign-On bonus

Up to $7,500 Sign-On Bonus