Graduate Nurse Operating Room Trauma Spring 2027 (Hiring Immediately)

Barnes Jewish Hospital

OR Pod 2 Acute Critical Care/Trauma

At Barnes Jewish Hospital, our OR nurses excel in a fast-paced environment that challenges clinical judgement and critical thinking while offering unparalleled opportunities for growth. Barnes-Jewish Hospital‘s trauma program has earned the distinction of Level I verification from the American College of Surgeons, the highest national recognition possible.

Position Highlights:

• • 14 operating rooms
  • Acute Critical Care Surgery/Trauma, Ortho Trauma (OTS), Plastics, Upper Extremity, Reconstructive Joint Surgery, Ortho Oncology
  • 3/12 hour shifts Monday-Friday
    • Self-schedule
    • 0630-1900
    • 1 yearly holiday
  • Current call requirement
    • 5-6 shifts in a 6-week schedule period with 2 of the shifts being a Saturday and/or Sunday
  • Bonus eligible-$20,000
  • Student loan repayment assistance
  • Comprehensive benefits

What you bring:

• • Passion for working in a close-knit team environment
  • Commitment to the orientation process
    • 6-9 months, 4/10 hour shifts (0630-1900)
    • learn to scrub and circulate
  • Honor BJC values of kindness, safety, excellence, respect and teamwork
  • BSN preferred will consider AD-N candidates

If you’d like to build your skills in a hospital known for patient excellence and friendly, collaborative colleagues, we encourage you to apply.

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.

At Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Perioperative Services team members ( RNFA, RN and ST) find the kind of fast-paced environment that will test their professional judgment and critical thinking skills, and encourage tremendous growth. It‘s an exhilarating place to build a career. Here, you‘ll work with world-renowned surgeons and anesthesiologists assist on unique and complex procedures, work with the latest technologies and treatments and play a vital role in developing new procedures and treatment protocols. In fact, people from all over the nation and the world come to Barnes-Jewish for our surgical specialties.

Role Purpose

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

• 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.
• Uses critical nursing skills to assess and evaluate patient‘s physical, psychosocial and emotional needs.
• Develops and implements individual plans of care in collaboration with other members of the healthcare team in accordance with the established guidelines and standards of nursing care.
• Evaluates patient‘s response and modifies plan of care accordingly throughout the patient‘s stay.
• Participates in activities that promote patient safety, quality and regulatory compliance. Participates in professional development.

Minimum Requirements

Education

• Nursing Diploma/Associate‘s

Experience

• No Experience

Supervisor Experience

• No Experience

Preferred Requirements

Education

• Bachelor‘s Degree

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