Registered Nurse (RN) - Wound Care - $32-48 per hour

BJC HealthCare; O’Fallon (MO); On-site; USD 36,000 - 60,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

401(k) with match

Tuition assistance

Paid time off

Job summary

BJC HealthCare is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) for Wound Care in O’Fallon, Missouri. This part-time role requires 24 hours per week, with Mondays as a required day and other days as needed. The RN will perform wound care, assist with patient education, and collaborate with a multidisciplinary team in a busy setting.

Experience in wound care and EPIC EMR is preferred. The position involves lifting and bending as part of routine care, with pathways for professional development within the BJC RN

Qualifications

• Active RN license in Missouri or compact state.
• Wound care experience preferred.
• Bachelor’s in Nursing preferred but not required.
• Part-time schedule with 24 hours per week.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct wound care and nursing assessments.
• Educate patients and families on care plans.
• Collaborate with interprofessional team for care goals.
• Document care plans and progress in EMR.

Skills

Wound care experience

RN patient care

Educating patients

Collaboration

Education

Nursing Diploma/ASRN

RN license

Tools

EPIC

Job description

BJC HealthCare is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) Wound Care for a nursing job in O'Fallon, Missouri.

Job Description & Requirements

Specialty: Wound Care

Discipline: RN

Duration: Ongoing

Employment Type: Staff

Additional Information About the Role

• Wound Care experience preferred
• Part Time Days- 24 hours per week
• Mondays are required, other days may flex based on needs
• Hours are 0730-1630 and my vary based on needs of patients
• EPIC experience preferred
• Very busy job, including lifting, bending, squatting and walking a lot

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

Additional Preferred Requirements

Overview

Opened in 2007, Progress West Hospital is BJC HealthCare's newest hospital in St. Charles County, featuring modern private rooms. It offers 24-hour emergency services and has partnered with St. Louis Children's Hospital to provide world-class pediatric emergency care.

Progress West Hospital also provides surgical services, endoscopy services, a cardiac catheterization lab, medical/surgical inpatient services, diagnostic imaging, lab services, and the Advanced Wound Center, a specialty wound treatment facility with state-of-the-art equipment. Progress West Hospital recently completed an expansion of its Childbirth Center to include enhanced services for at-risk mothers and babies, with a newborn ICU that provides care for babies born as early as 32 weeks.

Progress West Hospital is a Certified Level II Stroke Center. The hospital's medical office building houses offices for specialists in primary care, cardiology, obstetrics, pediatrics, and orthopedics.

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 - NursingExperience

No Experience

Supervisor Experience: No Experience

Licenses & Certifications: RN

Preferred Requirements

Education: Bachelor's Degree - NursingExperience

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

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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

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.