Trauma Charge RN - $36-58 per hour

BJC HealthCare; Valley Park (MO); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance

401K with Match

Tuition Assistance

Sign-on Bonus up to $15,000

Paid Time Off

Job summary

BJC HealthCare in Valley Park, Missouri is seeking a Trauma Charge Nurse (RN) to join the team on an ongoing basis. This role supports trauma patients, leads clinical care on a shift, and participates in the nursing career ladder to advance within the organization.

Minimum requirements include RN licensure and a nursing diploma or associate's degree, with a preferred bachelor's in nursing and 5–10 years of experience.

Qualifications

• Nursing Diploma or Associate's degree in nursing.
• RN licensure or state nursing license required.
• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing preferred, with 5–10 years experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Plans, directs, and coordinates unit activities on a shift under the manager.
• Delivers direct patient care and serves as clinical resource for staff.
• Assesses, plans, and documents the nursing process for assigned patients.
• Identify and resolve care gaps across hospitalization, discharge and ambulatory care.
• Lead development of complex plans of care with interprofessional teams.
• Engage in evidence-based practice and support practice changes.

Education

Nursing Diploma/Associate's - Nursing

Bachelor's Degree - Nursing

Job description

Job Title and Location

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

Job Description & Requirements

Specialty: Trauma

Discipline: RN

Duration: Ongoing

Employment Type: Staff

Additional Information About the Role

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.

Benefits include but not limited to Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K with Match, Tuition Assistance

Sign on Bonus Eligible up to $15,000 (External candidates only)

Responsibilities

• 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.
• 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 - NursingExperience 2-5 years

Supervisor Experience

• No Experience

Licenses & Certifications

• RN

Preferred Requirements

Education

• Bachelor's Degree - NursingExperience 5-10 years

Benefits and Legal Statement

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

Job ID and Title

BJC HealthCare Job ID #114767. Posted job title: TEAM LEAD/CHARGE RN Trauma

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.