Wound Care Clinical Nurse PRN

Confidential; O’Fallon (MO); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Part time

Job summary

Progress West Hospital, part of BJC HealthCare, seeks a PRN RN with wound care experience to join the team in St. Charles County, MO.

Open availability, no weekends, no major holidays, and no on-call requirements help nurses advance through the BJC RN Career Ladder while delivering patient-centered care. This role emphasizes professional development, leadership, collaboration, and education, enabling you to work at the top of your license and progress to higher ladder levels with compensation

Qualifications

• Nursing Diploma or Associate's Degree required.
• RN license required or eligible.
• Bachelor's degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care including assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation.
• Promote patient- and family-centered care in a healing environment.
• Educate patients and families on illness management and post-treatment care.
• Participate in professional development and ensure plan of care is communicated across care continuum.

Skills

Wound care experience

RN patient care

Team collaboration

Education

Nursing Diploma/Associate's - Nursing

Bachelor's Degree - Nursing

Job description

Additional Information About the Role

PRN PositionPrefer wound care experienceOpen availability and flexibilityNo weekends, no major holidays, no on-callThe 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 PurposeProvides direct patient care activities including assessment, diagnosis, planning implementation, and evaluation within the guidelines of the standards of nursing care.

ResponsibilitiesPromotes 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 RequirementsEducationNursing Diploma/Associate's- Nursing

ExperienceNo ExperienceSupervisor ExperienceNo Experience

Licenses & CertificationsRNPreferred RequirementsEducationBachelor's Degree- Nursing

Benefits and Legal Statement

BJC Total RewardsAt 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 dateDisability insurance* paid for by BJCAnnual 4% BJC Automatic Retirement Contribution401(k) plan with BJC matchTuition Assistance available on first dayBJC Institute for Learning and DevelopmentHealth Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending AccountsPaid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal timeAdoption assistanceTo learn more, go to our

Benefits Summary

.*Not all benefits apply to all jobsThe 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