Team Lead/Charge Nurse - Neuro Medicine - Nights

Neuro Medicine Team Lead/Charge Nurse

Provide care in the largest epilepsy monitoring unit (EMU) in the state of Missouri!

Position highlights:

• Great leadership opportunity!
• $15,000 sign on bonus eligible!
• 3 (12)hr night shifts 7p to 7a
• Every 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 neuro medicine team lead/charge nurse assists bedside staff with clinical tasks throughout the day to support patient safety and timeliness of care.

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.

Barnes-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.

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.
• 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
• Experience: 2-5 years
• Supervisor experience: No experience
• Licenses & certifications: RN

Preferred requirements:

• Education: Bachelor's degree - nursing
• Experience: 5-10 years

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

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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