Graduate Nurse ENT/Plastics (Saint Louis)

Barnes-Jewish Hospital (BJH) | Full-Time Nights (3 x 12-Hour Shifts)

Sign-On Bonus Eligible up to $7,500

Are you a new graduate nurse looking for a supportive environment to launch your nursing career? Join the nationally recognized ENT/Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Unit at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, where you'll receive exceptional support, specialized training, and the opportunity to care for complex surgical patients alongside an experienced and collaborative team.

Our 19-bed surgical specialty unit is recognized for excellence in patient care, clinical innovation, and outstanding outcomes. As a Graduate Nurse, you'll benefit from a comprehensive 12-week Nurse Graduate Orientation Program designed to build your confidence, strengthen your clinical skills, and support a successful transition into professional nursing practice.

Why Choose Our Unit?

• Strong, supportive, and stable leadership team
• Warm, welcoming, and team-oriented culture
• Comprehensive 12-week Graduate Nurse orientation
• Dedicated preceptors and mentorship throughout your onboarding experience
• Opportunity to develop expertise in highly specialized surgical nursing
• Sign-on bonus eligible up to $7,500
• Work at one of the nation's leading academic medical centers

Specialized Patient Care Experience

Nurses on this unit care for a diverse surgical patient population and gain experience in:

• Free flap reconstruction
• Surgical airway management
• Extremity replantation
• Complex post-operative recovery
• Patient and family education
• Multidisciplinary care coordination

Our team is also recognized for caring for the first patient in the United States to regain speech through an artificial larynx, reflecting our commitment to innovation and exceptional patient outcomes.

Unit Highlights

• Home to the nation's only Nerve Transplant Program
• Features a nationally recognized Wound Healing Research Center
• Premier training environment for plastic and reconstructive surgery
• Specialized expertise in:
  • Hand Surgery
  • Microsurgery
  • Peripheral Nerve Surgery
  • Craniofacial Surgery
  • Cleft Palate Reconstruction

Start Your Nursing Career with Confidence

If you're passionate about providing exceptional patient care and want to begin your nursing career in a supportive, specialized, and growth-focused environment, we encourage you to apply. Join a team where you'll be welcomed, mentored, and empowered to thrive from day one.

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.

The Surgical Services Department provides pre-op and post-op inpatient care to those patients undergoing surgical procedures in the areas of ENT and Plastic surgery. ¿ Inpatient care in this department focuses on pre-op needs, post-op care and treatment after phase I recovery through discharge from an inpatient nursing division. The department's surgical observation unit provides more intensive care and treatment to those post-op or post-traumatic patients whose condition requires treatment at this level.

Role Purpose

Provides direct patient care activities including assessment, diagnosis, planning implementation, and evaluation within the guidelines of the standards of nursing care.

Responsibilities

• Promotes 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 Requirements

Education

• Nursing Diploma/Associate's

Experience

• No Experience

Supervisor Experience

• No Experience

Licenses & Certifications

• RN

Preferred Requirements

Education

• Bachelor's Degree

Experience

• <2 years

BJC Total Rewards

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

To learn more, go to our Benefits Summary .

*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