Team Lead/Charge Nurse ICU Nights

BJC HealthCare; Missouri; On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits eligible

Health insurance

Tuition assistance

Paid time off

Job summary

Missouri Baptist Medical Center, part of BJC HealthCare, is seeking a Registered Nurse for a full-time night shift in our 30-bed ICU. The hospital is Magnet-designated and highly ranked in the St.

Louis area, offering pathways for career advancement through the BJC RN Career Ladder and opportunities to lead in high-acuity patient care. The role emphasizes caring for patients across critical care disciplines, collaboration with interprofessional teams, and continuous professional development to

Qualifications

• Nursing diploma or associate's degree.
• Current RN license.
• 2–5 years of nursing experience.
• Bachelor's degree in Nursing preferred.
• 5–10 years of nursing experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Facilitates identification and resolution of gaps in care from hospitalization, at discharge, and into the ambulatory care setting.
• Leads the development and implementation of complex individual plans of care with defined goals in collaboration with other members of the interprofessional team and patient/family.
• Participates in journal clubs, supports evidence-based practice, and disseminates new knowledge.
• Evaluates patient and family experience and adjusts care to improve satisfaction and quality of care.
• Works as a safety-sensitive employee in a high-stakes clinical environment.

Education

Nursing Diploma/Associate's

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

Additional Information About the Role

• Full time Night Shift


• Benefits Eligible


• 30 Bed ICU


• The BJC Registerd Nurse 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

Missouri Baptist Medical Center, an acute care hospital in St. Louis County, offers a full continuum of medical and surgical services, including heart care, cancer, women and infants, breast health, gastrointestinal, orthopedic, stroke, therapy, wound and pain management services. The hospital has a 24-hour adult emergency department and cares for pediatric patients at a separate emergency department in collaboration with St. Louis Children’s Hospital.

Missouri Baptist is the first and only hospital in St. Louis County to be named a Magnet® hospital by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). The prestigious designation is the highest credential a health care organization can receive for nursing excellence and quality patient care. This recognition has been accomplished by less than nine percent of hospitals nationwide. Additionally, U.S. News & World Report ranked the hospital #2 in the St. Louis metro area.

Critical Care at Missouri Baptist Medical Center Includes three, 10-bed intensive care units providing general medical-surgical, coronary and neuro-intensive care. Our goal is to provide stabilization and care of patients with cardiac and vascular disorders. Our multi-disciplinary team includes an intensives available 24/7.

Preferred Qualifications

Role Purpose

Under the direction of manager, plans, directs, and coordinates activities of a unit on a designated shift. Performs direct patient care as needed and functions as clinical resource to nursing and support staff. Assesses, plans, evaluates and documents the nursing process of assigned unit as needed.

Responsibilities

• Facilitates identification and resolution of gaps in care from hospitalization, at discharge, and into the ambulatory care setting. Critically assess patient data to proactively mitigate impending changes in condition and establishes consults to interprofessional team as appropriate.


• Leads the development and implementation of complex individual plans of care with defined goals in collaboration with other members of the interprofessional team and the patient, family, or caregiver in accordance with the established guidelines and standards of nursing care. Plan of care reflects application of expert holistic clinical knowledge and skill to anticipate and prioritize complex care needs, anticipate barriers, incorporating interprofessional team and caregiver/family input, and identifies opportunities to improve patient outcomes.


• Actively utilizes and champions scientific inquiry for evidence-based practices (e.g., participates in journal club, facilitates practice change based on new knowledge, recommends new standards of care or revisions to current standards, conduct a literature search to support unit or organizational goals, disseminate new knowledge obtained from relevant conference or continuing education). Explore opportunities to advance nursing practice (e.g., support a community service health event as a representative of the healthcare profession, patient/family education group, community advisory board, member of Ethics Advisory Committee, serve as adjunct faculty, leadership board in specialty organization).


• Analyzes gap in practice standards and provides feedback to peers in collaboration with leadership to enhance safe patient care. Leads the evaluation of the patient and family experience, and adjusts care provided to improve patient satisfaction and quality of care.


• 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

• 2-5 years

Supervisor Experience

• No Experience

Licenses & Certifications

• RN

Preferred Requirements

Education

• Bachelor's Degree

- Nursing

Experience

• 5-10 years

Benefits and Legal Statement

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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

To learn more, go to our Benefits Summary.

*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