Student Nurse

BJC HealthCare New Graduate Nurse Position

The BJC HealthCare New Graduate Nurse position is available for all student nurses and will connect students directly to our Graduate Nurse recruitment team who is committed to helping new graduates navigate the Staff Nurse application process. Qualified students who apply to this position are eligible to receive career opportunities at St. Louis Children's Hospital and across all BJC HealthCare hospitals and nursing specialties.

These include:

• BJC HealthCare Hospital: Alton Memorial Hospital Barnes-Jewish Hospital Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital Christian Hospital Memorial Hospital Belleville Memorial Hospital Shiloh Missouri Baptist Medical Center Missouri Baptist Sullivan Hospital Parkland Health Center Progress West Hospital St. Louis Childrens Hospital
• Nursing Specialty: Cardiovascular Behavioral Health/Psychiatric Critical Care Emergency Home Care Labor & Delivery/Womens Health Medical/Surgical Neurosciences Oncology Operating Room

Available Benefits:

• BSN Differential
• Benefits Eligible
• Student-Loan Repayment Eligible at Select Hospital
• Tuition Assistance
• Nurse Residency Programs Available at Select Hospitals

St. Louis Childrens Hospital is dedicated to improving the health and lives of children. As one of the top-ranked childrens hospitals in the country St. Louis Childrens provides care in more than 50 specialty areas through a dedicated team of physicians nurses staff and volunteers. Along with inpatient and outpatient medical care the hospital offers education wellness and injury-prevention programs to fulfill its mission to do whats right for kids.

Providing comprehensive high-quality care and serving as an advocate for children has been St. Louis Childrens commitment since its inception in 1879. Today the hospital serves patients and families across a 300-mile service area and has seen patients from all 50 states and more than 80 countries.

St. Louis Childrens consistently ranks among Americas Best Childrens Hospitals by U.S.News & World Report in all surveyed categories. In 2021 St. Louis Childrens was one of eight childrens hospitals to rank in the top 25 of all 10 specialties. The hospitals academic and physician partner Washington University School of Medicine is one of the top-ranked medical schools in the United States. Since 2005 St. Louis Childrens has been designated as a Magnet hospital for nursing excellence from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC).

The Graduate Nurse provides direct patient care activities including assessment diagnosis planning implementation and evaluation within the guidelines of the standards of nursing care after completing a nursing program and before licensure. Will be required to obtain licensure within 90 days of graduation from an accredited school of nursing to remain employed in a HSO in the state of Missouri.

Responsibilities include:

• Educating patients and their families on how to manage their illness or injury including post treatment home care needs and medication administration.
• Using critical thinking skills to assess and evaluate patient's physical psychosocial and emotional needs.
• Developing and implementing individual plans of care in collaboration with other members of the healthcare team in accordance with the established guidelines and standards of nursing care.
• Promoting patient and family centered care in a healing environment.
• Evaluating patient's response and modifying plan of care accordingly throughout the patient's stay.
• Participating in activities that promote patient safety quality and regulatory compliance.
• Participating in professional development.

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:

• Nursing Diploma/Associate's - Nursing

Preferred Requirements:

BJC Total Rewards:

• Comprehensive medical dental vision 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

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