Registered Nurse (RN) - Neurology - $32-48 per hour

BJC HealthCare; Valley Park (MO); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-On bonus

Job summary

BJC HealthCare seeks a Registered Nurse (RN) in Neurology for a nursing role in Valley Park, Missouri. The unit includes an Epilepsy Monitoring Unit (EMU) with a 34-bed Neuro Medicine floor and 12-bed EMU, offering specialized neuro-care and ICU-level monitoring.

A $15,000 sign-on bonus is available, with 3 night shifts per week and flexible scheduling. This staff position supports care delivery on the EMU and Neuro Medicine units, with NIHSS exam certification eligible and a strong career

Qualifications

• Education: Nursing Diploma/Associate's - Nursing.
• Licenses & Certifications: RN.
• Experience: No Experience.
• Supervisor Experience: No Experience.

Responsibilities

• Provides direct patient care activities including assessment, diagnosis, planning implementation, and evaluation within the guidelines of the standards of nursing care.
• 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.

Education

Nursing Diploma/Associate's - Nursing

Job description

Job Description & Requirements

BJC HealthCare is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) Neurology for a nursing job in Valley Park, Missouri.

Specialty: Neurology

Discipline: RN

Duration: Ongoing

Employment Type: Staff

Additional Information About the Role

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.

Provide Care in the Largest Epilepsy Monitoring Unit (EMU) in the state of Missouri!

Position Highlights

• $15,000 Sign On Bonus eligible!
• 3 (12)hr night shifts 7p to 7a
• Weekend RequirementEvery 3rd Weekend
• Flexible Scheduling
• National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) exam certification eligible
• Benefit eligible first day of month after start
• 401(k) with match

The 34 bed Neuro Medicine floor offers a unique opportunity for clinical 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 with a specialty in neuro-medicine and epilepsy monitoring unit. In the 12 bed EMU we work with physicians to induce and monitor patients with seizures. We also provide care to our neuro surgical patients offering an experience with both the medical and surgical 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.

OverviewBarnes-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

Education: Bachelor's Degree - Nursing

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

Benefits and Legal Statement 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
• To learn more, go to our Benefits Summary.
• *Not all benefits apply to all jobs

Equal Opportunity Employer

BJC HealthCare Job ID #1111711. Posted job title: Neuro Medicine Registered 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