Registered Nurse

Registered Nurse

CareSTL Health is seeking Registered Nurses (RN) to join the team! The Registered Nurse is responsible to the Department Director, and is to be clinically competent; delivers care to patients utilizing the nursing process of assessment, planning, intervention, implementation, and evaluation; and effectively interacts with patients, significant others, and others health team members while maintaining standards of professional nursing.

Essential Functions:

• Directs and supervises less skilled nursing/health care personnel, or supervises a particular unit on one shift
• Prepares patients for, and assists with, examinations and treatments
• Assesses the needs of individuals, families, and/or communities, including assessment of individuals' home and/or work environments to identify potential health or safety problems
• Instructs individuals, families, and other groups on topics such as health education, disease prevention, and childbirth, and develops health improvement programs
• Prepares rooms, sterilizes instruments, equipment, and supplies, and ensures that stock of supplies is maintained

Additional Duties:

• Administers oral, inhalation, intravenous, intramuscular, intradermal and other routes
• Conducts specified laboratory tests as directed in CareSTL Health's Policies and Procedures for Standing Orders under the direction of a physician
• Directs and coordinates infection control programs, advising and consulting with specified personnel about necessary precautions
• Provides or arrange for training/instruction of auxiliary personnel and community stakeholders Refers patients to specialized health resources or community agencies
• Consults with institutions or associations regarding issues and concerns relevant to the practice and the profession of nursing
• Works with individuals, groups, and families to plan and implement programs designed to improve the overall health of communities' outcomes
• Communicates with all staff, patients, and families with excellent written and verbal skills Performs additional duties as

Job Requirements and Qualifications:

• Graduate of an accredited school of Nursing required
• Valid registration as a Registered Nurse in the State of Missouri required Current AHA Healthcare Provider training (BCLS) required Current CPR Certification required
• 0-5 yrs of experience in a Community Health Center

Additional Information:

• Clinic hours are Monday - Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• 11 paid holidays per year.
• Full benefits package.
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness.

*We believe that health care is right and not a privilege. At CARESTL HEALTH we are an equal opportunity employer healthcare center. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, sex, national origin, religion, veteran, or disability status.*